Tag: Acta

Free Download Kilian Stumpf, "The Acta Pekinensia or Historical Records of the Maillard De Tournon Legation "
English | ISBN: 9004696881 | 2024 | 652 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The third part of an annotated translation of a full record of the papal legation of Maillard de Tournon to China (1705-1710), a crucial event in the history of Christianity and European-Chinese relations, written by Kilian Stumpf, a Jesuit missionary/scientist serving at the court of the Kangxi Emperor of China.

Free Download Acta Petri: Text, Übersetzung und Kommentar zu den Actus Vercellenses By Marietheres Döhler (editor)
2017 | 395 Pages | ISBN: 3110494647 | PDF | 2 MB
The Actus Vercellenses narrates the struggle between the Apostle Peter and the Simon the Magician along with Peter’s martyrdom. This critical edition includes a close textual German translation, and provides a comprehensive introduction to this central part of the apocryphal Acts of Peter. Detailed commentary enhances the entertaining literary piece, revealing its value as a source of information on early Christian beliefs and institutions.