► Donnegan's Greek Dictionary Updated
An updated version of Donnegan's Greek-English Dictionary for download More
► Psellos on the dogma of tongues in the original Greek
Eleventh century Michael Psellos work on the Nazianzus' tongues paradox More
► Book Review: Mental Disorders and Spiritual Healing
A book review of Mental Disorders and Spiritual Healing -- an examination of mental illness from an eastern Christian perspective. More
► Psellos on the Christian Dogma of Tongues
Michael Psellos providing much needed clues on the Christian dogma of tongues. More
► Hebrew and the First Language of Mankind
The fascinating story regarding the dogma of Hebrew being the first language of mankind. More
► Pachomius on Speaking in Tongues
Notes and comments on Pachomius' 4th century tongues speaking experience. More
► Pachomius Receiving the Gift of Tongues in English and Greek
A translation from Greek on Pachomius receiving the gift of tongues More
► Pachomius Receiving the Gift of Tongues in English and Syriac
Pachomius receiving the Gift of Tongues in English and Syriac More
► 2012 Reflections on charlesasullivan.com
Reflections on charlesasullivan.com since its various iterations four years ago and its future More
► Notes on the Dogma of Tongues in De Trinitate
An analysis of the Church dogma of tongues found in the fourth century Alexandrian work De Trinitate More
► An English Translation of the Tongues Passages found in De Trinitate
An English translation of Didymus of Alexandria's texts as it relates to the dogma of tongues More
► A Religious Look at Miracles and Mental Illness
Personal and historical observations of mental illness from a Christian perspective More
► The Greek and Latin texts on the Dogma of Tongues found in De Trinitate
The actual Greek and Latin parallel text by Didymus of Alexandria on the dogma of tongues More
► Nazianzus' Tongues of Pentecost Paradox
Gregory Nazianzus two solutions on the Tongues of Pentecost and why it has not been resolved. More
► The Adamic Calendar and the Life of Christ
A brief look into the Adamic Calendar system for dating the life of Christ More
► Nazianzus' "On Pentecost" 41:15-16 Syriac Edition
Nazianzus' "On Pentecost" 41:15-16 Syriac Edition More
► Erratum concerning the term Neo-Tongues Movement
► An analysis of Augustine on Tongues and the Donatists
How Augustine reacted to the Donatists -- a group who spoke in tongues. More
► Augustine on the Tongues of Pentecost in English
An English translation of the works of Augustine on the dogma of tongues More
► Augustine on the Tongues of Pentecost: Intro
An introduction to the writings of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, as it relates to the dogma of tongues. More
► Is Tyrannius Rufinus a Reliable Translator?
An technical examination of 5th century Latin translator Rufinus. More
► Rufinus on Gregory Nazianzus' work on Pentecost
Rufinus' fifth century Latin translation of Gregory Nazianzus' Oration "On Pentecost" 41:15-16 More
► Is Middle East News Coverage Balanced?
Is the coverage of Middle-East religious and political affairs balanced? More
► Gregory Nazianzus’ Oration 41:15-16 in the Latin
A comparison of the Latin texts of Gregory Nazianzus' Oration 41:15-16 "On Pentecost" More
► Gregory Nazianzus' Oration on Pentecost
A translation of Gregory of Nazianzus' Oration on Pentecost, 41:15-16 More
► Gregory Nazianzus' Oration 41:15-16 in the Greek
Gregory Nazianzus Oration 41:15-16 "On Pentectost" in the Greek More
► Gregory Nazianzus on the Dogma of Tongues Intro
Gregory Nazianzus on the dogma of tongues, his contribution, and how it has evolved. More
► How to read a Greek Minuscule Text
A look at a thirteenth century Greek manuscript: its typography, how to understand it, and comparisons to Hebrew texts More
► Book Review: God's Plagiarist
Review of "God's Plagiarist: Being the Account of the Fabulous Industry and Irregular Commerce of the Abbé Migne," by R. Howard Bloch More
► The Venerable Bede on the Dogma of Tongues: Conclusion
Thoughts on the works of the Venerable Bede on the dogma of tongues. More
► Bede's Book of Reflection on the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-18
An English translation of the Venerable Bede's Reflection on the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-18 More
► Notes about Bede's works on the Book of Acts
Textual problems in translating Bede's initial Commentary on Acts, and his later Reflection on the Book of Acts. More
► Bede's Initial Commentary on Acts 2:1-18
An English translation of Bede's 8th century Initial Commentary on the Book of Acts 2:1-18 More
► The Venerable Bede on the Dogma of Tongues
Find out, translate, and articulate Bede's understanding of the Church rite of tongues. More
► Bede on the Dogma of Tongues: The Latin Texts
The Venerable Bede on the Dogma of Tongues: the Latin texts. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: Conclusion
Final thoughts on the texts attributed to Cyril of Alexandria about the dogma of tongues. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:16 to 17
An English translation of the catena on I Corinthians 14:16-17 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria More
► The mysterious anaplêrôn of I Corinthians 14:16
The meaning of ἀναπληρῶν in I Corinthians 14:16 More
► Ancient Greek Dictionaries for Download
Locating and downloading ancient Greek dictionaries More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:15
A translation of I Corinthians 14:15 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria More
► Notes on the Cyrillian Catena on I Corinthians 14:15
Notes on translating the catena of I Corinthians 14:15 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:12
A translation of the Greek of I Corinthians 14:12 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria More
► Notes on the Cyrillian catena on I Corinthians 14:10
Ancient Greek prophetic words given new Christian meanings. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:10
A translation of the Greek of I Corinthians 14:10 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:5
I Corinthians 14:5 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria on the dogma of tongues More
► Gift of Tongues Project: Table of Contents
The Gift of Tongues Project Table of Contents for RSS readers. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 14:2
An English translation of I Corinthians 14:2 from a Catena attributed to Cyril of Alexandria. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: I Corinthians 12:9
A translation of Cyril of Alexandria's commentary on I Corinthians 12:9 about tongues. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues—the Original Texts
The writings of Cyril of Alexandria as it relates to the tongues dogma in the original Greek along with the parallel Latin. More
► The Purpose of Prayer
One of the best definitions of prayer found anywhere. More
► A Sample Process of Translating Alexandrian Greek
A sample of the trials, struggles, and success with translating Alexandrian Greek into English. More
► Diacritics in Ancient Greek
The importance of understanding diacritics in ancient Greek. More
► What it Means to be Saved Part 1
A closer look at the etymology of saved in Luke 7:50 and Mark 5:34 More
► Summary of the Gift of Tongues Project
A summary of the results found so far with the Gift of Tongues Project. More
► The Gift of Tongues Project Intro
A background to the Gift of Tongues Project and its purpose. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: Technical Notes on Acts
The nature, purpose and problems of translating a medieval narrative on Pentecost and tongues. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: Acts
A translation of Cyril of Alexandria on Pentecost and tongues in Acts chapter 2. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues: Zephaniah
An English translation of Cyril of Alexandria's Commentary of Zephaniah regarding the tongues dogma. More
► Cyril of Alexandria on Tongues
Cyril of Alexandria on the tongues of Pentecost and Corinth in the Greek and Latin. More
► Evangelicals on the Problem of Being Saved
How Evangelicals are fragmented on what is to be saved and lack clear direction for the future. More
► A Critical Look at the Saved Doctrine
Introduction to the Evangelical concept of being saved and the methodology of this research project. More
► A History of Chapters and Verses in the Hebrew Bible
A description of how the Hebrew Bible has evolved over the centuries. More
► Thoughts on the Bible
Thoughts on the power of the Bible, its nature and purpose. More
► A Critical Look at Tongues and Montanism
A detailed analysis of the Montanists texts on glossolalia and weighing if it is important in the overall picture of Ecclesiastical tongues. More
► Bede on the Problem of 1 AD
The Venerable Bede's works on reconciling ancient calendars and dating the incarnation of Christ. More
► Thomas Aquinas on the Miracle of Tongues
Discovering answers to critical questions on the miracle of tongues from the writings of Thomas Aquinas. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: ICor 14:27-33
An English translation of Thomas Aquinas Lecture on I Corinthians 14:27-33 More
► Aquinas on Tongues: ICor 14:23-26
A translation from the Latin on Thomas Aquinas' lectures on I Corinthians 14:23-26 More
► The Olympiad Calendar and the Birth Year of Christ
Explaining the ancient Greek Olympiad system relative to the birth of Christ. More
► The Ambrosiaster Latin text on I Corinthians 12-14
The Ambrosiaster Latin text on I Corinthians 12-14. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: ICor 14:18-22
An English translation of Aquinas' I Corinthians 14:18-22 More
► Aquinas on Tongues: ICor 14:13-17
Thomas Aquinas' work of I Corinthians 14:13-17 translated into English. More
► Gift of Tongues Project Update fall 2011
The 2011-2012 Gift of Tongues Project roadmap for this blog More
► Aquinas on Imagination Part 2
The etymology of Aquinas' use of imagination and how to translate it properly. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: ICor 14:5-12
Translation of Thomas Aquinas' Lectures on I Corinthians 14:5-12 More
► Aquinas on Tongues: I Cor. 14:1-4
A translation of Thomas Aquinas on I Corinthians 14:1-4 More
► Thomas Aquinas on the Miracle of Tongues: Intro
Translation and analysis of Thomas Aquinas' writings which relate to the gift of tongues in the historic Church. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: the Latin Copy
Thomas Aquinas writings on the Miracle of Tongues. Excerpts from the Latin original. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: I Corinthians 13
Translation and analysis on portions of Thomas Aquinas' lectures on I Corinthians 13. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: Psalm 54:9
Thomas Aquinas with his lecture on Psalm 54:9, which historically connected tongues with the division of languages at Babel. More
► Aquinas on Tongues: I Corinthians 12:10
Translation and analysis of Thomas Aquinas' coverage of I Corinthians 12:10. More
► Notes on the Montanists Part 3
Why there has been delays in the article, "The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: The Montanists Part 3" and why it will take some time. More
► Death, Religion and the Modern Man
A look at death from contemporary and religious perspectives. More
► Thomas Aquinas on the Prophet and "Imaginary Visions"
Finding what is the best way to translate Aquinas' Latin usage of imaginarias visiones into English More
► The Language of Ecclesiastical Greek
To help beginners in Ecclesiastical Greek develop a strategy to translate a wide range of Church writings More
► Epiphanius on the tongues of Corinth
Epiphanius on the Tongues of Corinth updated. More
► Ancient Digitized Greek Dictionaries
How to utilize the internet for multiple ancient Greek dictionaries when translating Patristic or Ecclesiastical Greek More
► Augustine on the Gift of Tongues Updated
Augustine on the gift of tongues has been substantially updated. More
► Origen on the Gift of Tongues updated
href="http://www.charlesasullivan.ca/1215/origen-on-the-gift-of-tongues-2">Origen on the Gift of Tongues. has been re-formatted and given some minor tweaks. More
► The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: The Montanists Part 3
► The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: The Montanists Part 1
Montanist 'glossolalia' and Christian tongues. More
► Eusebius on Montanism
The actual Greek and Latin text of Eusebius' account of the Montanist movement along with an English translation. More
► The Birth-Year of Christ and the History of Calendars: the Regnal System
The history and problems of the ancient regnal calendar system especially in relation to the birth of Christ. More
► A Chronology of the Herods: More Details
Charting the dates and lives of the Herods in relation to the birth of Christ and making sense of the differences between competing histories. More
► A Chronology of the Herods
Graphing various historical documents on the lives of the Herods to determine the actual birth-year of Christ. More
► The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: An analysis of Patristic Usage
Examining modern usage of the Patristic writers on the gift of tongues against the historical record. More
► The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: Examining the Source-Books
Documenting the miraculous definition of tongues/glossolalia in Lexicons, commentaries and Bible translations with special emphasis on the last 150 years. More
► The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: The Origins
The early pioneers of the new definition of tongues as ecstasy, utterance and frenzy, the influence they had, how it spread and when the noun glossolalia entered the English language. More
► Introduction to the History of Glossolalia
An examination on why the traditional interpretations of the miracle of tongues all but died and was replaced by tongues as ecstasy or ecstatic utterance. More
► The History of Tongues as an Ecstatic Utterance: Objections
19th century objections to the miracle of tongues being simply an ecstatic utterance. More
► More on the Historical Rejection of Patristics
How magic and miracles in the 4th century was over-emphasized by later writers. More
► Greek Lexicon searches using Google Books
How to search Google books using ancient Greek as a searchable parameter. More
► The Historical Rejection of Patristics and its Legacy
Why Patristic works dove from prominence and forced into a slumber. More
► Rohde's Psyche: The Cult of Souls
Online text of Erwin Rohde's Psyche: The Cult of Souls and the Belief in Immortality among the Greeks, chapter 9. More
► Dionysius Exiguus and the AD Calendar System
Dionsyius Exiguus and his work which is credited for the beginnings of the AD Calendar. More
► What Year was Christ Born?
A historical overview of time calendars and how it makes it difficult to date the birth of Christ. More
► The Irvingites and the Gift of Tongues
A detailed account of the 19th century Irvingite Church and why they are considered the source of the modern tongues movement. More
► Epiphanius on the Tongues of Corinth Part 2
Actual English, Greek and Latin text from Epiphanius' Against Heresies on the Corinthian tongues problem. More
► A Translation of I Corinthians 13 from the Ambrosiaster Text
An English translation of the commentary of I Corinthians 12-14 from the Ambrosiaster text. More
► A Translation of I Corinthians 14 from the Ambrosiaster Text
A translation of the Latin Ambrosiaster commentary of I Corinthians 12-14 More
► A Translation of I Corinthians 12-14 from the Ambrosiaster Text
A translation of I Corinthians 12-14 from the Latin Ambrosiaster text with Latin and English side by side. More
► Hebrew and Greek in the Life of the Early Church
► The Genealogy of Christ and Other Problems Part 1
A comparison of the names and family members of Christ in two manuscripts. More
► The Genealogy of Christ and Other Problems Part 2
Translation of two manuscripts relating to the names and family members of Christ. More
► Epiphanius on the Tongues of Corinth Part 1
A translation and analysis of a key-text by Epiphanius on the tongues problem in the earliest Corinthian Church. More
► The Various Uses of the Infinitive in Ancient Greek
Mastering the various nuances of the infinitive is one of the key elements in translating Patristic Greek. More
► Notes on Ancient Greek Copy and this Website
Caveats of providing typeset ancient Greek copy in html on the charlesasullivan.ca website. More
► The Unknown Tongues in the English Bible: Part 2
A technical look at how the phrase unknown tongues entered the English vocabulary. More
► Ancient Fonts and Modern Browser Test
An examination to see which font system best displays ancient Greek, Hebrew, Syriac and Latin in a variety of modern browsers and operating systems More
► Notes on Translating Ambrosiaster's Corinthians 12-14
History, background, translation and literary analysis of the Ambrosiaster text's commentary on I Corinthians 12-14 More
► The Neo-Tongues Movement: Part 3
Finding, collating, translating and examining the Ecclesiastical writings concerning the tongues phenomenon from the 6th century onwards More
► The Neo-Tongues Movement: Part 2
Finding, collating, translating and examining all the writings concerning the phenomenon of tongues penned by Augustine. More
► Origen on the Gift of Tongues
A critical look at the references and controversies regarding Origen on the topic of tongues. More
► The Written and Oral Traditions of Church Literature
The role of the ancient Ecclesiastical translator is to understand both the written and oral traditions when translating. More
► Didymus of Alexandria on the Miracle of Pentecost
Didymus of Alexandria's 4th century theological view of Pentecost. More
► Irenaeous on the Gift of Tongues
Thoughts on the gift of tongues by the 2nd century Church leader Irenaeous. More
► Cyril of Jerusalem on the Miracle of Pentecost
Cyril of Jerusalem wrote an amazing description on the miracle of tongues. More
► Never Cite out of Context
Context is important in translating the ancient Church writers. Translating just a small portion without knowing the big picture can be dangerous. More
► The Difference Between Language and Tongues
Finding an acceptable solution for the greek keyword glôssa γλῶσσα when translating historical passages concerning tongues. More
► The Mysterious Latin Gerundive
Problems and solutions in translating the Latin gerundive into English. More
► Grammar for Gemara and Targum Onkelos
A review of A Grammar for Gemara and Targum Onkelos: An Introduction to Aramaic by Yitzhak Frank. More
► The Unknown Tongues in the English Bible
How the adjective "unknown" became a crucial part of the gift of tongues semantics in Christian literature. More
► Latin and the Subjunctive
Understanding the various uses of the Latin subjunctive and how to properly translate it. More
► Ambrosiaster on the workers of miracles
The Ambrosiaster text gives a fourth century or later Latin perspective on the workers of miracles as described by St. Paul. More
► Patrology and Greek Philosophy
The importance of understanding Greek classical philosophy when translating Patristic texts More
► Downloadable Lexical Aids and more
A list of on-line dictionaries and aides for translating ancient Semitic, Near East, Greek and Latin languages More
► Attempts on Translating Rashi and Jewish Aramaic
Finding dictionaries, study-aides and translations related to the great 11th century Jewish writer, Rashi. More
► Introductory Notes on the History of the Gift of Tongues Project
A brief explanation of the gift of tongues project: its scope, purpose and methodology. More
► Change from Oneness to Neo-Tongues
► The Neo-Tongues Movement Part 1
The origins of the longest and most dominant tongues dogma in the Church More
► Literal or Dynamic translations?
► Jacob the min
Jacob the min, one of the earliest Jewish Messianic believers documented only in the Talmud. More
► Notes for Learning Ancient Hebrew
► A Primer for the Evangelical on the Talmud
► Translation Tips on the Greek Church Fathers
How students of Biblical Greek can extend their literary toolset to reading and translating the Greek Church Fathers. More
