Bible (YLT) NT 13-14: 1 & 2 Epistles to the Thessalonians by Young's Literal Translation 26. Februar 2021

An English translation that holds as closely as was possible to the original languages and idioms. - Summary by KevinS

On Famine Fever and Some of the Other Cognate Forms of Typhus by Rudolf Virchow (1821 - 1902) 26. Februar 2021

Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902), professor of medicine and pathology at the Charité Hospital in Berlin, published more than 2000 papers and dozens of books. His investigation of the 1847-1848 typhus epidemic in Upper Silesia laid the foundations of public health in Germany. Duriing the Revolution of 1848, Virchow helped found a journal promoting medicine as a […]

Against Celsus Book 1 by Origen of Alexandria (184 - 253) 25. Februar 2021

Against Celsus, preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church Father Origen of Alexandria, written in around 248 AD, countering the writings of Celsus, a pagan philosopher and controversialist who had written a scathing attack on Christianity in his treatise "The True Word". Among a variety of other charges, Celsus had […]

Early Church Collection Volume 1, The by Various 25. Februar 2021

The collection begins with two short works on the Trinity by Gregory of Nyssa, followed by two works on Christology by Theodoret and Pope Leo I. Victorinus interprets Genesis 1 allegorically to justify certain early church practices and traces the number 7 through the whole Bible. Hippolytus lists various liturgical practices of the Roman church […]

Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1 by Margaret O. Oliphant (1828 - 1897) 25. Februar 2021

Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son, are disturbed by the arrival of Hester, a 14-year-old girl who is just as strong willed. The conflict between Catherine and Hester is resolved through their mutual love […]