An English translation of the Venerable Bede’s Reflection on the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-18
An English translation of Bede’s 8th century Initial Commentary on the Book of Acts 2:1-18
Find out, translate, and articulate Bede’s understanding of the Church rite of tongues.
Notes on translating the catena of I Corinthians 14:15 attributed to Cyril of Alexandria.
A medieval commentary of the Book of Acts from a fragment attributed to the fifth century Church Father, Cyril of Alexandria.
The following is an English translation of a text relating to tongues and Pentecost. It comes from a supplement to *Cyril’s* works as found in Migne Patrologia Graeca.
A translation of Thomas Aquinas on I Corinthians 14:5 — 12 from the Latin into contemporary English.
Translated from the Latin text: Reportationes 088 R1C cp 14 Pg. 388 lc2
1c2. Here the Apostle excludes the objection or false understanding that one can have concerning the things mentioned before. For some were embraced to believe by that reason the Apostle preferred prophecy to the gift of tongues because it was that the gift of tongues ought to be frowned upon.
An English translation of the commentary of I Corinthians 13 from the Ambrosiaster text.
A translation of the Ambrosiaster commentary of I Corinthians 14
Thoughts on the gift of tongues by the 2nd century Church leader Irenaeous.
Finding an acceptable solution for the Greek keyword glôssa γλῶσσα and why Christian doctrine of tongues is the best catch-phrase for the subject.
Glôssa is pivotal for the doctrine of tongues. This word is found in Paul’s address to the Corinthians and Luke’s description of the first Pentecost. This noun is further used by later Greek ecclesiasts and authors on the subject.
The challenge is how a contemporary researcher is to translate this word without a modern bias.