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Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order

Top of Page As a religious canon or collection of scriptures for the Christian faithful, the books of the Bible are important. The Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures explore a wide period of human…

John Donne: Love's Exchange

Love's ExchangeLove, any devil else but you Would for a given soul give something too. At court your fellows every day Give th' art of rhyming, huntsmanship, or play, For them which were…

Kreuger, Ivar

(Encyclopedia) Kreuger, IvarKreuger, Ivarēˈvär kr&oomacr;ˈgər [key], 1880–1932, Swedish financier. After studying engineering in Stockholm and engaging in construction enterprises in the United…

Hill, Geoffrey

(Encyclopedia) Hill, Geoffrey (Sir Geoffrey William Hill), 1932–2016, English poet, b. Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, grad. Oxford. Widely hailed as one of the finest poets of his generation, he wrote…

Ancient Legacy of Chinese Jews

Highlighting one thousand years of history   Related Links Israel's Lost Tribes Judaism Primer Timeline: The Holocaust Jewish Community of Shanghai Jews of China Sino-…

Chinese New Year Dates

When to Ring In the New Lunar Year Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month…

The Great Chinese Emperors Quiz

China has a rich history of powerful and legendary emperors who have shaped the course of the country's history. From the first emperor, the Yellow Emperor, to the last emperor, Puyi, Chinese…

Chinese literature

(Encyclopedia) Chinese literature, the literature of ancient and modern China. Fiction during the first years after the 1949 Communist revolution depicted the great social transformations taking…