SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
[Under this Heading tte intend to notice such Boobs of the tusk as have no been reserved for review in other forms.] Theology of the Epistle to the Hebrews. (T. and T. Clark. 6s.) —Mr. George Milligan's purpose is to give, without attempting a continuous commentary, a general view of the teaching of the Epistle. Put briefly, this he takes to be the doctrine of the priesthood of Christ. This he draws out in a very lucid and in- structive way. Perhaps his treatment of the very difficult Melchisedek passage, which, hard as it may be to understand, is manifestly of the essence of the argument, is as good an example as any of his method. It is difficult within our very narrow limits to give his view. Perhaps the following words give the key to it. " Suddenly and mysteriously be appears before us : as suddenly and mysteriously he passes out of sight." Manifestly so great and so venerated, and yet without any lineage or ap- pointment, he is the very type of the incomparable Priest that was to be in the last days. To the very able "Critical Intro- duction " we have only to object, Why reject the argument for the Apollos authorship in favour of some writer who must remain unknown ? Is it likely that a man who could write such a letter never came to the front ?
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