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Expositions of Holy Scripture Acts 17. (Hodder and

Stoughton. 7s. 6d.)—This is the sixth and concluding volume of the second series. The Expositions have taken their place so definitely in the first rank of homiletic commentaries that it is needless to commend them to our readers. We venture, however, to doubt the justice of the criticism that deals with the title of "Acts of the Apostles." It is obvious, of course, that only three of the twelve are mentioned by name. So far the title is mis- leading but to say that "the book is, not the Acts of the Apostles,' but the 'Acts of AMU Christ' through His servants," eeems not quite reasonable. What is to be said of such events as the difference between Paul and Barnabas ? Peter's action, again, in the matter of Sapphire and Paul's conduct on certain occasions are distinctly "human,"