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Dictionary OF the Bible.

BY mail a fortnight ago we received copy of tn,
Dictionary Of tie Bible, forwarded to by the pub
fishers Of the work for the Pacific coast. H. H. Ban
croft Co.. San Francisco. We have deferred notice
Of the book until this time in order TO carefully ex
anime into its character and merits and to enable Us
to speak Of it from personal inspection rather than
from the opinion Of Others We do not wish 10 be
the medium Of misleading readers where q work OF
such importance is involved. We say. then. that q
somewhat critical examination OF this Dictionary has
ard publications Of this generation. It is useful
work of reference to the theologan and ripe schol.
ar; it is book Of vast and interesting instruction
and information to the ordinary reader; and It viii
prove most entertaining volume in every scholarly
public household library. To Protestant readers.
particularly. it will be acceptable book. wherein /,
treats Of the history Of their version Of the Bible.
and while Catholic readers will decline tc receive
correct the historical statements contained under the
reference heads Of "septuagint" and Versions Of
the Old and New Testament" aud OF other portions
OF tho work. which treat of doctrnal and purely
logical questions this Dictionary of the Bible cannot
fail to recommend itself to their attention. because Of
the vast stores Of ripe and truthful and explanatory
information In other matters In which IL abounds.
OF the versions Of the Sacred Book briefly but
ly mentioned there the Ethiopic, Arabic. Arme-
man. Chaldee, Egyptian (Thebaic and MemphiticD.
Gothic, Greek (Aquila, Theodoton. Symmachus, the
Fifth SIXTH and Seventh and the vcnto Creek Lat
In vulgatel Samaritan (Pentateuchl slavonic syriac
Hebrew. Greek Text and Peshito-syriac). Targum
or Aramaic-from First TO Eighth.-and the author.
lied Versions" from the wicklie 10 the King James
version. completed early in 1900. Very brefmention
given OF the Douay edition yet several pages are de-
voted TO the septuagnt in which the subject In not
treated with that candor. fairness. correctness.
that should like observe BUTT La In other
poets that we hnd much In the Dictionary TO com.
mend 1t to every class OF readers be they Protestant
or Catholic, Jew or Gentle. Infdel or Atheist and
particularly for the information It affords In the an
Equities. geography. biography and natural history
of the Holy Book To its antiquities, geography and
natural history, the travels and explorations the
searches and learned investigations. the study and
critical observations Of Robinson, Layard and Raw
linson and of sixty other eminent and renowned
classical professors. scien-
tists historians and been brought
to bear. and their labors have been well and hap
PLY performed that the results Of their different and
broadly comprehensive studies plainly and at
tractiveiy placed before the world In such way that
the ordinary reader readily comprehend and un-
derstand that which In spread before him.
The book IL handsomely gotten up In mechanical
point of view II contains loi7 octave pages Of clear
fair print and 10 sbundantly illustrated throughout
fine steel plate engraving Of the sea and city Of
Galee forms the frontspiece, and through the book
are full sheet engrsvings representing Antioch In
Syria, the Cedars Of Lebanon the Nile and Pyramids
Gibeon the Church Of the Holy sepulchre Joppe and
Nazareth. Also. full sheet finely sketched maps Of
the Holy Land. showing the places Of tho Twelve
Apostles, the Leviucal cities. and the cities OF the
Priests and Of Refuge; Of the Travels Of Saviour
and the Twelve Apostles; Of Solomon's Dominions
with the Kingdoms Of Judah Israel and the Lands Of
the Captivties. And these maps are Of great value
to the stsdous reader Of Biblical history for In them
the ancient names and landmarks are preserved.
The Dictionary II complied with wonderful range
and general accuracy. Dr. VIM. Smith, Critical Ex-
aminer Of the University Of London. II the Editor
and, a. we say Shove H. H. bancroft Co.. the noted
chief ubIishers OF San Francisco the publishers
and Agents for the work, on this coast We are not
aware what price naked Cor the Dictionary but any
who wish to obtain copy can be supplied By leaving
or sending N order 10 that effect with Clayton Yale
Co, Postoface Bookstore. In this city. We candid
ly rseommend Che book % every household and
reader. lilH III. flI gsslI 1l1/I