In the "Revised Version for the use of Schools" (Cambridge
University Press) we have The Revelation of St. John the Divine, edited by G. H. S. Walpole (Is. 6d.). Bishop Walpole takes the date to be the last years of Dornitian, and the author to be the Apostle John (Dr. Moffatt in his Introduction to the Literature of the New Testament accepts the date but doubts the authorship). Generally the book seems suited to its purpose, though, indeed,
we can hardly suppose that the Apocalypse can commonly be used in schools. Meanwhile we may quote for the benefit of those who lose no opportunity of belittling the Revised Version some words from the Preface by the General Editor The Revised Version has to some extent superseded the need of annotation on the books of the New Testament as far as the meaning of words and phrases is concerned." That testimony—no witness could be more competent than Mr. Arthur Carr—ought to go a long way.
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