THE RELIGION AND WORSHIP OF THE SYNAGOGUE.
The Religion and Worship of the Synagogue. By W. 0. E. Oesterley, B.D., and G. H. Box, M.A. (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. 10s. 6d. net.)-The authors limit their subject by describing their book as an "Introduction to the Study of Judaism from the New Testament Period." But they very properly give a preliminary account of the consequences of the Exile. It is from this period that Judaism dates. The Exodus made Israel a nation; the Exile made it a Church. Some valuable reflections on Jewish character follow, and the literature of the people, both Canonical and non-Canonical, is discussed. So we reach the Targum, in which Judaism proper finds its formal expression. These and cognate themes occupy the first, or introductory, part; "Dogmatic Judaism" is the title of the second; "Practical Religion" that of the third. We must be content with briefly recommending this very instructive volume to our readers.
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