25 JUNE 1898, Page 13

An Introduction to the Literature of the New Testament. By

S. R. Driver, D.D. (T. and T. Clark. 12s.)—Canon Driver writes a brief preface to this " revised and enlarged sixth edition " of his work. He claims, with perfect truth, that since its first appear- ance the principles of criticism on which it is based have been widely accepted. We are already a long way from the temper of mind which brought about the removal of Professor Robertson Smith. There are critics who seem to play the part of an advo- catus diabolti, advancing objections which are wholly unnecessary, and finding an authority in their own consciousness which it has no claim to possess ; but sober and well-informed thinkers, who follow Canon Driver's methods, are more and more welcomed by orthodox believers.