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Augustine’s Confessions in Tamil and Sinhala
We are pleased to announce that Augustine of Hippo’s great work, The Confessions, has been translated into Tamil and Sinhala. The preliminary translation may now be found on the South Asia Lutheran Mission webpages. In this deeply personal and inspirational autobiography, Saint Augustine (354-430) recounts his childhood, struggles with temptation, and the story of his…
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Eusebius’ Church History Now Online in Sinhala and Tamil
The entirety of Eusebius of Caesarea’s best-known work, The Church History, is now available online in Sinhala and Tamil. Special thanks go to Rev. Dr. Paul L. Maier, for his kind permission to produce these translations from his own translation, and for allowing us to place these in public domain. Concerning the importance of the…
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Didache Published in Sinhala and Tamil
This month, in cooperation with Colombo Theological Seminary Publications, we are glad to announce the final publication – in print, ebook, and online – of the Didache in Tamil and Sinhala. The Didache, also known as The Lord’s Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations, is a short work, written in Koine Greek, during the…
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The Epistle of Barnabas
Recently SALM published online the Epistle of Barnabas in Sinhala and Tamil, which can be accessed through through the respective Sinhala and Tamil resources pages. The English can be found online here. The Epistle of Barnabas is a Greek letter written in the late 1st or early 2nd century AD. Although the author does not…
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Life of Augustine Online in Tamil
With an improved newly edited and typeset text, Possidius’ Life of Augustine is now available on the SALM website, for all to read. The text can be accessed on its own page, as well as from the Tamil Resources page. The original author is Possidius, who was bishop of Calama, Numidia, in the 5th century.…
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Second Clement in Sinhala- Update 13/10/22: also in Tamil
The Sinhala translation of Second Clement is now available online, and may be accessed from the Sinhala resources page. This work is the earliest surviving Christian homily or sermon, which scholars date to as early as 100 A.D. Although it is called “Second Clement”, its author is anonymous. The title comes from the fact that…
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Why Study the Church Fathers?
