New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

,IpRARy OF THEOLOGICAL AND B1BIaGGAnr Ind and
pRhTCRE Edited by GEopGy r CE0&Ks D TO- T T
sTtDY = ioly Schirig LEES ny Eb tSSH !"
NAN u. d. $40. PIP 1881 Nelson y rnin'N ,
The design of this work is to iurnlsh inc
dcpts Of the Bible with series of treathes which, IN
,,,.o, With the Commentaries Row publishing. VIII
,oro compendous apparatus for the use OF ministers
and lavlnen Among The wrters TO whom diereh' SUI
feels IN the series been assigned ar" DIS bene
prd Whitney on Biblical and Christian AIch""'otS
Il shop Foster Systematic Ihcoiogy, inv
Editors on Theological Encyclopaedia ana Me'hou'
ology, DR.. Wnchell on Christian TheSm ahU "oue'"
Science DR. Crooks on the History Of Christian DOC
trine Dr. Hurst on the History OF the Christian 'hur'"'
nnd other eminent dvnes " the Methodist Commuhio"'
The theology If the work. u Is intended by the L'os
will be IN accordance With the Methodist oo'H'n''
standards but they viii aim TO make the cuu'e so''
accountable 10 the great body OF eVSngeIo0 N"i''
Escn volume VIII comprise the results OF inc I'''ss
Biblical study aud research presenting inc fruits u
extensive !abo-s in a comparatively brief. but compfe-
hensiyc aud convenient form In preparing the Presen'
volume DIR. Harmau ha' derived his materihs li'ii
original sources. quoting the most important """o,'
ties in foot-noes Free use bas been maui
~ the researches OF Tischcndorf and Tresecs OF Ban
rhni and schwartzc. OF Htgenfe!d and Mangoh ano
other distinguished authorities in Biblical of'uo''ul'
botn Of the Evangelical and Rationalis'io schooS.
although the work rot based on any previous essay w
the sind nor has tier been taken as Wo"e Inc
rjcws presented by Dr. Hartman on important questions
,thcologv that are st the subjects OF CONTROVERSY vi
Gspeculatun. although not marked by an excess Vi
axty, are usually Of broad, and 1t may he said even
40 1bo,,l character but without impairnS the sound
his attachment TO the received traditions OF he
Church Thus with regard to the inspiration OF the
Bible he remarks: "Tho middle course Is
lhe safest" "The theory OF verbal MSPl''
hon IN every part OF tho Sacred scriptures
would rive them moro sanctity and authority /;
,1,fa r,tiup
Ihe original reading in every case, the mass OF nc
Christian world who lead the Scriptures III trahsidos
you d not be pIo1cd by verbal INSPIRATION hu' INC
rconvenicnces OF the theory to the Biblical Interpreter
ore fully recognized by the author 1t would e"hpo
hun 10 reconcile every discrepancy, however uInlnS
md vrdicate the accuracy Of every word in the sacred
books a task which rarely satisfies the candid reader
IN tAe other hand Dr. Hartman remarks that loose
view q inspiration NAV impair tho authority OF the
Bible as divine revelations; but We must always as
tncsh between the nsp alton OF the writers ana mat
OF the speakers whose discOurses are recorded me
book may be inspired but not the speaker
or both speaker aud writer may I've inspired. As re-
spects the Book OF Cant soomons sons the an-
tnor is inclined to accept ale~orcal sense, out re-
marks that IL is mposs blc TO say how ir is INSPIRED
md that has bat little connection Wih Christianity
We accept = as q part of the Old Testament canon
without attaching any Importance t0lt' lho cEuCai
onestons I'm regard To the authorship Of portions Of the
New Testament which still remain in doubt, are treated
with learning ability, and hnpartaliy The genuine
ness OF the Gospel Of JOHN t. maintained bv the author
against the attocs OF BIcschJedcr Strauss. Eaur, ana
ptncr critics Of the recent TubuCen school. although
the author admits that ono or Two passages ale
probably spurious. in Es opinion also there Is no
sufficient proof that the Episue to tie Hebrews was
written by Paul, nor can ia AUTHORSHIP? BE- deter
mined with any Certainty. lie also regards the Second
Ep-te Of peter IS shoiug under apparently insupeI-
pbc difficulties In tue way Of It's recognition as gcHu