Curse of the Bambino not in common use until the publication of the book "The Curse of the Bambino" by Dan Shaughnessy in 1990. It became a key part of Red Sox lore in the media thereafter, and Shaughnessy's book became required reading in some high school English classes in New England. Although the title drought dated back to , the sale of Ruth to the Yankees was completed January 3, 1920. In standard curse lore, Red Sox owner and theatrical producer Harry Frazee used the proceeds from the sale to finance the production of a Broadway musical, usually said to be "No, No,
On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis (Ancient Greek : ""), sometimes called "Adversus Haereses", is a work of Christian theology written in Greek about the year 180 by Irenaeus, the bishop of Lugdunum (now Lyon in France). In it, Irenaeus identifies and describes several schools of gnosticism and contrasts their beliefs with his description of orthodox Christianity. "Against Heresies" can be dated to sometime between 174 and 189, as the list of the Bishops of Rome includes Eleutherius, but not his successor Victor. Its purpose was to refute