Varillas, Antoine a French historiographer, who was born in 1624, and died in Paris, June 9,1696, is the author of Hist. des Revolutions Arrives en Europe en Matiere de Religion: (Paris, 1686-89, 6 vols.): — Histoire du Wiclefianisme, ou de la Doctrine de Wiclef Juffus, et Jerome de Prague, avec celle des Guerres de Boheme qui en ont ete les Suites (Lyons, 1682): — Nouvelles Accusations contre Varillas, ou Remarques Critiques contre une Partie de son Livre de l'Histoire de l'Heresie (Amsterd. 1687). See Winer, Handbuch der theolog. Literatur, 2, 637, 734, 738. (B. P.)
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