CURRENT LITERATURE.
The Spirit of the Bible. By Edward Higginson. Two vols. Second Edition. (Whitfield.)—This is a second edition, little, if at all, altered, of
a work which was originallypublished by subscription, somewhere about ten years ago. It is simply an attempt, by anUnitarian writer, to determine the respective values of the several books which make up the Scriptures, by means of a brief analysis of the contents of each. Mr. Higginson's object is to establish the fact that "there is an intermediate position between rejecting the supernatural in Revelation, and suppressing natural reason and conscience in ourselves ; " and to define the limits of that position. We can scarcely say that his book displays any exceptional amount of vigour or originality ; but he writes throughout with praiseworthy fairness and moderation, and has evidently a knowledge of the details of Biblical criticism quite sufficient to entitle him to a respectful hearing from all, at least, who have not made the subject their special study.
Previous page
