The Acts of the Apostles. By R. B. Rackham. "Oxford
Com- mentaries." (Methuen and Co. 12s. Gel.)—This commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles is practically a paraphrase of the book, and is 'herefore far easier and pleasanter reading than if it had been broken up into the usual disjointed notes. The aim of the writer has been, he tells us, to ascertain the meaning of the original text and to add the necessary information. This " necessary information" is interesting, and is vividly put before the reader!' In the matter of commentary, strictly so-called—i.e., the inter- pretation which Mr. Rackham himself puts upon the words and incidents recorded in St. Luke's book—we think too much effort has been made to instil into the reader the tenets of a dogmatic Anglican theology. This predisposition, however, is not so strongly marked as to destroy the interest of the book for those belonging to other schools of thought.
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