. SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
[Under this /wading los 'mgr.. sack Boas of the Acute as have not been Taunted for retries in ahoy forms.] A Critical Introduction to the New Testament. By A. S. Peake, D.D. (Duckworth and Co. 28. ed. net.)—This is an admirable little manual, giving abundant information in a small compass and at a most moderate price. Professor Peake arranges the New Testament writings in a chronological order, the Epistles of St: Paul coming first; these begin with Thessalonians, strangely enough placed in our Bibles by a reference to its subject, and end with the Pastorals. These last are supposed to be largely Pauline in substance, but not in their present shape. This theory has its attractions; but it seems to lack practicality. What undoubted instance can we allege of this kind of compilation P The other Epistles follow. 2 Peter is not accepted. Then come the Gospels in the order usually adopted. The Johannine writings, Epistles; Gospel, and the Apocalypse are put in a section by themselves. Dr. Peake is inclined to accept the Apostolic authorship of the Gospel, but he attributes the Apocalypse to the same hand. We have very briefly summarised Dr. Peake's conclusions. We cannot accept them altogether, but we can most heartily recommend his volume.
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