New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

So throughout the book of Isaiah We catch
the breath Of the ancient writer's, in varying
! style and method.
| In the introduction to the Book Of Judges.
! Professor George F. Moore, Of Andovcr, one OF
the greatest American Semitic scholars, explains
at length the composition OF this difficult book
and its importance as the history Of a great
transition period in Israel He holds that it is
! part Of the comprehensive History of Israel
| from the Creation to the Babyonian Exile"
written after the Jews returned to Palestine.
Chapters ii, Clio XXI are taken from History
of Israel Under the Judges" written about the
sixth century b. c. The stories of the exploits Of
| the Judges in this section come from two older
documents, one the Judaic, written in the
! Southern Kingdom 900 =. c., the other the
Ephramitic. written in the Northern Kingdom
SO0-750 Il. c. These had been previously com
! bned Seventh century Il. ca in the so-caed
| "Prophetcal Narrative" All Of these different
! documents are indicated In the text by back
grounds coIored blue, purple, green, etc. As this
is historical book, We look for n smooth. clear
narrative style and DO not look in vain
! The Book Of Psalms was placed in the hands
Of the famous German professor, julius Well
hansen, known chiefly for his remarkable Ills
tory Of Israel" All Of the psalms have been
metrically rend red. and they prefaced by
Introduction explaining the growth Of these
great poems and their formation into the hymn
book Of the second Temple. \ few verses have
been selected from several psalms to give some
idea Of the new translation. Psalm H. 1-G is thug
rendered:
! Why do the heather rage
And the people devise what is van?
! The Kings Of the earth contrive plots
I \ princes
Against JHNH and against His anOinted:-
| Their bonds We VIII break asunder
And their cords We Will cast away from u.s."
lie laughs whose throne is in heaven.
At them the Lord SCOTS
Until in His wrath He says to them,
In his fury anrightng them
Know ye not it is who my King have cstab-
lished
on Zion. holy mountain of MlneT"
Two special features Of the Poychrome Bible
have been reserved for the final word, and these
are the numerous illustrations from ancient
| monuments and the notes appended 20 each
book Tho letters are in all cases explanatory,
brief and pointed. and appear only when neces-
sary FOR a proper understanding Of the text
! They include all historical references and are
| especially rich and suggestive from the arch1o-
! logical side Discoveries In the language and
remains Of Assyria and Babylonla throw much
light upon the Blbie, ana tl' Sc are lTt'ly uStl
note 10y Professor Haupt on the word unl-
corn. used in Psalms xii. 81. will serve an IL
! lustration Of the notes Tho unicorn Is de-
scrlb,d by Aristotle. Pliny and other ancient
| writer's. and even In modern times the belief has
! been expressed that TIE unicorn Is an animal
/ actually existing. African explorers heard re-
! ports concerning uniforms In several regions OF
| the Dark Continent and occasionally found even
pictorial representations Of the animal All these
| pictures. however are probably merely profile
| delin,aiions Of straight horned anteOpcs, just
| a. We find on the Assyran and Babylonian
| monuments stays. ibexes COWS. bulls, etc, with
| ore horn irstcad Of two (sce accompanying
| plato The inability of the ancient Assyrian
! artists 10 draw according 10 the laws Of per-
succtive is manifest. In medieval collections
horns Of the rhnoccros or tusks of the narwhh
uhe horn Of the unicorn in the British royal
coat of-arms is the tusk Of a narwhaD figured
! As horns of the unicorn. Under the name OF
fossil uniforms horn, they were formerly of great
rcputr IN medicine. and, when grated, were re-
gard,d as a powerful antdote against all poison.
The idea Of the existence OF the unicorn
seems to be derived from Persian sculptures at
Persopois and Susa We see there the hinA
struggling with a powerful One-horned animal;
on another relief one-horned animal Is. or
course a bull with two horns and cloven feet
The Persian reliefs were undoubtedly influenced
by Assyro- Rabylonian sculptures. etc"
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