History of Bible Translations Up to 1939

History of Bible Translations Up to 1939: Kilgour’s history of Bible translation was written to serve as a record of what had been achieved by the beginning of World War II. It  also indicated which people-groups were still waiting for a Bible in their own language. The volume contains numerous illustrative maps, which I have included in greyscale. My thanks to Redcliffe ... Read more...

History of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

History of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G) was founded in 1701 as an overseas missionary organisation of the church of England. Georgiana Forde provides us with a short history of the mission in which 15,000 men and women served. The Wikipedia article provides a useful summary here. My thanks to ... Read more...

The Life of David Brainerd: The Documentary - Trailer

Missionary Heroes in North and South America

Missionary Heroes in North and South America: The sub-title of this book tells you all you need to know! My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy for scanning. This title is in the Public Domain. John C. Lambert [1857-1917], Missionary Heroes in North & South America. True Stories of the Intrepid Bravery and Stirring Adventures of Missionaries With Uncivilised Man, ... Read more...

Ethiopia the Valiant by William Roome

Ethiopia the Valiant by William Roome: A brief history of Ethiopia and of Christian missions in that country up to around 1936. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing an original copy of this book to scan. This title is in the public domain. William John Waterman Roome [1865-1937], Ethiopia the Valiant. London & Edinburgh: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, n.d. Pbk. ... Read more...

Muslims turning to Christ - a global phenomenon - Premier Christianity

Muslims turning to Christ - a global phenomenon - Premier Christianity: An unprecedented number of Muslims are becoming Christians. David Garrison, who has spent years researching the phenomenon, shares his findings.

Host an Exhibit

Host an Exhibit

Story of the London Missionary Society by C.S. Horne

Story of the London Missionary Society by C.S. Horne: I cannot think of the London Missionary Society without their work in the Pacific Ocean coming to mind. The transformation of the people of the Pacific Islands by the power of the Gospel was truly dramatic and accounts found their way into popular culture through such books as The Coral Island. Much of the information in R.M. ... Read more...

William Carey’s Enquiry on-line

William Carey’s Enquiry on-line: William Carey’s Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians… is probably one of the most influential documents in the history of missions. Among other things it led to the founding of the Baptist Missionary Society in the United Kingdom. This is a facsimile of the original which was published in Leicester 1792. William Carey [1761-1834], An Enquiry ... Read more...

Robert Moffat One of God’s Gardeners

Robert Moffat One of God’s Gardeners

History of Moravian Missions

History of Moravian Missions

Full Details for Lot 88

Full Details for Lot 88-A scarce 1762 Martin Luther, German Psalter published by Nicholas Hasselbach in Philadelphia.

Full Details for Lot 140

Full Details for Lot 140-1762 Ephrata imprint and 1800 Hutter Psalter, both in German-realized $520 at Swann Auction

Full Details for Lot 84

Full Details for Lot 84-1693 Bay Psalm Book-$220,000!

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Lady Bible Hunters: Kickass Women

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Lady Bible Hunters: Kickass Women: Under labels like “female explorers and kickass women,” Ailsa Ross blogs in Atlas Obscura (20 Jan) about the Scottish twins and biblehunt...

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Images of P.Bodmer VIII (P72) On-line

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Images of P.Bodmer VIII (P72) On-line: The Vatican Library has just released images of P.Bodmer VIII online ! (HT: Brent Nongbri)

Evangelical Textual Criticism: New Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts of Corpus ...

Evangelical Textual Criticism: New Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts of Corpus ...: An email from the librarian at Corpus Christi, Oxford informs me of a new catalogue which includes seven Biblical Hebrew manuscripts: C...

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Museum of the Bible - 90 second fly through video

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Museum of the Bible - 90 second fly through video

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Breaking News on the First-Century (?) Fragment of...

Evangelical Textual Criticism: Breaking News on the First-Century (?) Fragment of...: Over at Brice C. Jones’ blog there is more news about the alleged first-century fragment of Mark, and many other recently discovered manus...

Evangelical Textual Criticism: New book on the Authority of Scripture

Evangelical Textual Criticism: New book on the Authority of Scripture: Today I received my copy of a new book: D.A. Carson (ed.), The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 201...

The First Protestant Missionaries

The First Protestant Missionaries