Nile and Jordan. By the Rev. G. A. Frank Knight.
(James Clarke. 36e. net.)—In this elaborate work, the product of much patient research, Mr. Knight traces the relations between Egypt and Palestine from the earliest times to the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70. He gives, in effect, a history of Egypt as well as a, history of Palestine, so that the main thesis is somewhat over- laden with detail. He assigns the Exodus to the Eighteenth Dynasty and the story of Joseph to the Sixteenth, and adduces much evidence for a view which, though controverted, is tenable. He emphasizes the influence of Egypt upon the Hebrews, in their beliefs as well as in their arts, both in the early days and in the Ptolemaic and Graeco-Roman periods. Mr. Knight's book throws much light on the Biblical narratives and reminds us of the intimate connexion prescribed by nature between the two countries for whose welfare we are now responsible. The Sinai desert was crossed by innumerable armies in ancient times ; it is strange that it should have been regarded by some as a defensive barrier in the late war.
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