18 MARCH 1865, Page 20

Brief Notes on the Greek of the New Testament. By

Rev. Francis Trench. (Macmillan and Co.)—A very useful work, enabling the un- learned reader to see at once the places in which our translation is-not quite literal or defective in force. Frequently, too, the suggested emendation, even if not to be accepted, points out the full force of the original. In translation one must often choose between two inadequate words, and the suggestion of the rejected rendering displays what is- wanted in that which has been adopted. Mr. Trench has done his work in the right spirit, though with perfect freedom. Whenever the authorized version is revised, there will be more danger of changing too. much than too little. The notes are really notes—not intended for continuous reading.