Batmanson, John a Roman Catholic divine, studied divinity at Oxford, became a monk, and afterwards prior of the Carthusian monastery, or Charterhouse, in the'suburbs of London. He was an intimate friend of Edward Lee, archbishop of York, at whose request he wrote against Erasmus and Luther. He died Nov. 16, 1531. Batmanson wrote several works, among which are, Animadversiones in Annotationes Erasmi int Novunm Testamentum: — A Treatise against some of M. Luther's Writings: — Commentaria in Proverbia Salomonis In Cantica Canticorum: — De Unica Magdalena, contra Fabrum Stapulensem: — De Contemptu Mundi: — De Christo Duodenni.
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