Asclepius, Nicholas a Hessian theologian, surnamed Barbatus, was a native of Cassel. He was first master of the school at Homberg; then professor at Marburg, shortly after the foundation of that university. He died March 20,1571. Among his works are, De Antiquo et Profundo Concilio Dei Exegesis tam Pia quam Erudita in Prosam de Divisione Apostolorum Cantari Solitam et ad Puerorum Usum Ostenso Artijicio, et ad eorum Gloriam Conscripta, qui in Ministerio VerbiJfdeliter laborant (Frankfort, 1553):-Periochce Dodecastichce, Summamr singulorum Capitumn, Actorum Apostolicorum a Luca Evangelista Conscriptorum Mira Brevitate, verum multce Eruditionis Recessu Continentes (Marburg, 1558). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More