The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology and Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Biography from the Earliest Times to the Present Day Vol. 1
THE NEW SCHAFF-HERZOG ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE EMBRACING BIBLICAL, HISTORICAL, DOCTRINAL, AND PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL, AND ECCLESIASTICAL BIOGRAPHY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY
Based on the Third Edition of the Realencyklopädie Founded by J. J. Herzog, and Edited by Albert Hauck
PREPARED BY MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED SCHOLARS AND SPECIALISTS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
SAMUEL MACAULEY JACKSON, D.D., LL.D. ( Editor-in-Chief)
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
CHARLES COLEBROOK SHERMAN AND GEORGE WILLIAM GILMORE, M.A. (Associate Editors)
AND THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT EDITORS
CLARENCE AUGUSTINE BECKWITH, D.D. ( Department of Systematic Theology)
JAMES FREDERIC MCCURDY, PH.D., LL.D. ( Department of the Old Testament)
HENRY KING CARROLL, LL.D. ( Department of Minor Denominations)
HENRY SYLVESTER NASH, D.D. ( Department of the New Testament)
JOHN THOMAS CREAGH, D.D. ( Department of Liturgics and Religious Orders) (VOL. I.)
ALBERT HENRY NEWMAN, D.D., LL.D. ( Department of Church History)
JAMES FRANCIS DRISCOLL, D.D. ( Department of Liturgics and Religious Orders) (VOLS. II. TO XII.)
FRANK HORACE VIZETELLY, F.S.A. ( Department of Pronunciation and Typography)
VOLUME I
AACHEN--BASILIANS
FUNK AND WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON
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Publication Information: Book Title: The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology and Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Biography from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Volume: 1. Contributors: Albert Hauck - editor, Samuel Macauley Jackson - editor. Publisher: Funk and Wagnalls. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1908. Page Number: iii.
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