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The Sacred Writings of Cyril of Jerusalem

The Sacred Writings of Cyril of Jerusalem – Cyril of Jerusalem Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem, where he was probably born, was ordained a presbyter in 345, and had the instruction of the catechumens entrusted to him. In 350 he was elevated to the see of Jerusalem, and became deeply involved in the dogmatic controversies of […]

The Sacred Writings of Saint Cyprian

The Sacred Writings of Saint Cyprian – Saint Cyprian The Bishop of Carthage, one of the most illustrious in the early history of the church, and one of the most notable of its early martyrs, was born about the year 200, probably at Carthage. He was of patrician family, wealthy, highly educated, and for some […]

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Jeremiah 20 – 29

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Jeremiah 20 – 29 – John Calvin The Commentaries On Jeremiah, like those on The Minor Prophets, were delivered as Lectures In The Theological School At Geneva, taken down by some of the Pupils, and afterwards read to Calvin, and corrected. We find in them the production of the same […]

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Jeremiah 30 – 47

John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On Jeremiah 30 – 47 – John Calvin The Commentaries On Jeremiah, like those on The Minor Prophets, were delivered as Lectures In The Theological School At Geneva, taken down by some of the Pupils, and afterwards read to Calvin, and corrected. We find in them the production of the same […]

The World Of Homer

The World Of Homer – Andrew Lang In the perpetual running fight about the Homeric Homer, Mr. Andrew Lang has been for some years a most prominent champion. In his latest return to the fray, “ The World of Homer “ (Jazzybee Publishing), he lays about him in a very joyous and triumphant mood. His […]

The Violet Fairy Book

The Violet Fairy Book – Andrew Lang There are still unused colors in the spectrum, and Mr. Andrew Lang’s „The Violet Fairy Book“ has the merits of its predecessors, with some of its own added. Doubtless the stories suitable for inclusion in these volumes are innumerable, but the later books show the tendency to go […]

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade – Herman Melville Typee was Melville’s first book, originally published in London in 1846. Even today it is an absolute classic in travel and adventure literature and is partly based on the author’s actual experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands. Of course there is still […]

The Jataka Tales Volume 1

The Complete Jataka Tales – Edward Byles Cowell The Pali work, entitled ‚the Jataka‘, the first volume of which is now presented to the reader in an English form, contains 550 Jatakas or Birth-stories, which are arranged in 22 nipatas or books. This division is roughly founded on the number of verses (gathas) which are […]

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe – Sir Walter Scott The period of „Ivanhoe“ is a few months subsequent to „The Talisman.“ Richard I has abandoned his Crusade, and, after an incarceration in an Austrian prison returns to his English throne to find plots against him headed by his brother John, and also a general state of unrest. Normans and […]

The Book Of Job

The Book Of Job – James Hastings Here is a gold mine for the preacher, the teacher and the father and mother in the home who have it in mind to inculcate sound teaching, based upon the Word of God, so that the boys and girls of the congregations, Sunday-Schools and households may be thoroughly […]