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His father, William Knox of [[Haddingtonshire]], had fought at the [[Battle of Flodden]]; his mother's maiden name was Sinclair. The young Knox received his education via the Scottish Church, which was regarged as "[[liberal]]" when compared with the pre-reformation [[Catholic]] standards of the day.
The uncertainty about Knox's early is such that it is not even known which [[university]] he studied at, since the dates and time he spent at college is uncertain. He certainly studied under the celebrated [[John Major (East Lothian)|John Major]], (or [[John Mair]] )a native, like Knox, of [[East Lothian]] and one of the greatest scholars of his time. Major was at the [[University of Glasgow]] in 1522 and at [[Univesrity of St. Andrews|St. Andrews]] in 1531. The name "John Knox" is listed amongst Glasgow's ''incorporati'' in 1522, though it is also claimed that he went to St. Andrews.
Knox did not shine as an outstanding scholar when compared with his contemporaries [[George Buchanan]] and [[Alesius]]. Indeed there is no evidence that he even [[graduate]]d. He did however know [[Latin language|Latin]] well, and was familar with the works of [[classics|classical]] writers of such as [[Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine]] and [[St. Jerome]]. From his writing it is clear that Knox learnt the [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Hebrew language]]s after ending his formal studies.
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