Fasti the sacred books of the ancient Romans, in which were recorded the fasti dies, or lawful days — days on which legal business might be transacted before the praetor without impiety. These fasti contained a full enumeration of the months and days of the year, the various dates belonging to a calendar, and the several festivals arranged under their appropriate dates. Before the adoption of the, practice of preparing such tables, it was customary for the priests to proclaim the different festivals, for the information of the people.
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