SOME BOOKS OF TRH WEEK.
[Under this heading me notice such Book, of the wee k as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] The Bible Reader. Part I. By E. Nixon and H. R. Steel. (Allman. Is. net.)—This is a well-considered attempt, in which both courage and prudence are displayed, to grapple with the difficulty of teaching the Bible in view of present-day criticism and discovery. The first story of Creation, for instance, is treated as a hymn of praise and a poem on the greatness of man, and is illustrated by quotations from other books of Scripture, as Job and Isaiah. Then the second story is dealt with in a similar way. The Fall story is handled in the same spirit, as are other narratives. The results of criticism are appropriated, but are not intruded. Narratives that are not suit- able for school instruction are omitted. This seems an ob vious necessity.
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