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天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 (from 1790 AD) - Part 10
January 13, 2026
Finally this part has been completed. Excuses for the huge delay. Finally I can wish you a good 2026, that it may prove to be an okay year in the end!
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 (from 1790 AD) - Part 9
July 27, 2025
Previous parts of the translation:Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8或曰西士言其國有開闢以後史記至今皆存凡三千六百卷耶蘇之生皆預言其期不若中國史之冺滅不存虛僞相雜然乎My conversation partner...
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 (from 1790 AD) - Part 8
May 29, 2025
It has been a while... But Part 8 is finally out!
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 (from 1790 AD) - Part 7
March 1, 2025
Thank you for hanging in there, dear subscribers (there are more than 250 of you, I am happy to tell), finally, another part of the ongoing translation is there!
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 from 1790 AD) - Part 6
January 1, 2025
Happy 2025, Everyone!
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 from 1790 AD) - Part 5
November 16, 2024
Link to Part One of the translationLink to Part Two of the translationLink to Part Three of the translationLink to Part Four of the translation或曰現世後世之說可得聞乎My...
Book of Steps - First Sermon, Second and Final Part
September 3, 2024
This continues the First Sermon of the Book of Steps, the first part of which, along with an introduction, can be found here.In contrast to the above first...
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 from 1790 AD) - Part 4
August 12, 2024
Link to Part One of the translationLink to Part Two of the translationLink to Part Three of the translation或曰古今言天學者不無其人於古有鄒衍於我 朝有許筠願得其實My conversation...
Just a bit of Chinese calligraphy
July 25, 2024
Found in a Korean restaurant
Step by Step Through the Book of Steps - A Syriac Work with Several Sermons
March 3, 2024
First part of the first sermon of the Liber Graduum - Kṯāḇâ ḏ-Masqāṯâ - known as the "Book of Steps"
That you may remain salty in 2024!
December 23, 2023
Small Sentence in Syriac and Announcement
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 from 1790 AD) - Part 3
August 27, 2023
Link to Part one of the translationLink to Part two of the translation或問何謂也My conversation partner asked: “[Could you explain] what you...
Proposal for a new old Summer Hit
July 6, 2023
The Devil's Song from Krautrock (jawohl!) Band Hanuman
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 from 1790 AD) - Part 2
May 8, 2023
Part 1 - LinkThis is the second part of the translation of the anti-Catholic text … The first part can be found here. A good part of the text rendered here...
A Sign of Life after Quite Some Time
April 2, 2023
The first post in somewhat over 2 months, just to let you know I'm still around
天學問答 - Argumentative Text Against Catholicism by Korean Scholar An Chŏngbok 安鼎福 from 1790 AD) - Part 1
January 18, 2023
This is the first installment of a series of posts that I will upload with translations of a late Eighteenth Century text in literary Chinese by a...
Small Poem in Albanian
November 27, 2022
Couplet by Naim Frashëri (1846 - 1900)
Babylonian Jewish Aramaic
September 30, 2022
Much Studied, But Good Luck Finding Educational Materials
Chinese Stoicism
August 29, 2022
Do not flinch and remain true to objective morality
Psalm 102 Revisited - With Revisions and Link to Ola Wikander's Pertinent Article (See Note 1)
July 31, 2022
A new translation of Verse 5 based on a new interpretation of a "common" verb
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