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BOOKS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS— Continued Gospel According to St. Luke, The. Edited, by Alfred E. Garvie, M. A. 380 pp.' Cloth ........................................... 75 Gospel of Jesus Christ According to St. Matthew, The. Edited by Rev. J. H. Whitehead, M.A. Cloth....Av., .50

This is a commentary upon the text word by word; or phrase by phrase. Special importance is at­ tached to (1) the literary composition of the Gospel, (2) the personal char­ acteristics of the Evangelist, (3) the difficulties which the life and the teaching df Jesus may offer to the modern reader, and (4) the concep­ tion of the personality of Jesus which the gospels present. Gospel According to St. Mark, The. Introduction and Notes by Rev. S. W. Green, M. A. Cloth... lX- __—- .75' This book is intended* especially for teachers, lay preachers and others engaged in Christian work, and their needs are kept particularly in view. The text is in fine print, the words to be commented upon in black face, and the comments in clear, medium type. A map ,of Palestine precedes the text, and a helpful index is added. Gospel According to St. Mark, The. Chapters IX to XVI. By Alexander Maclaren, D.D., Litt. D. 320 pp., large heavy print, substantially bound .................................. .....¿i.......... 1.00 Each of the sixteen chapters is a complete address. The following sub­ jects will give an idea of the book: The Transfiguration; Jesus Only; Unbelieving Belief; An Unanswered Question; Salted with Fire; Children and Childlike Men; A Royal Prog­ ress; The Credulity of Unbelief; Death Which Gives Life; Perpetual Youth; The Enthroned Christ. Gospel According to St. Matthew, The. By John Monro Gibson, M.A., D.D. Cloth ............................ . v.i.....................50 “ Scholarly is the treatment of diffi­ cult texts, lucid in style, and thor­ oughly devout, aiming always to edify, this volume deserves a hearty welcome from all students and min­ isters of God’s Word.’’— S tan d ard of th e Cross. Gospel of Jesus Christ According to St. Luke, The. By Rev. C. F. Far­ rar, M.A. 128 pp. Cloth................ .50 The book contains a brief account of the New Testament, a chronology of our Lord’s life, Jewish sects and parties, the life of Luke, incidents peculiar to Luke’s Gospel, etc., etc. A map of the Holy Land, of the neighborhood of Jerusalem, of the typography of Jerusalem, an$ a plan of the temple, are appended. Gospel of Jesus Christ According to St. Mark, The. Edited by Rev. J......... H. Whitehead, M. A. Cloth......... .50 A portion of the preface reads as fol­ lows: “The editor has spared no pains in trying to supply, as nearly as possible, all needful information upon this Gospel. The best and latest authorities have been consulted with, it is hoped, satisfactory results. Maps have been corrected according to the latest results, of the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee.”

There are eight sections dealing, in part, with the following topics: Short Account of the Bible; Names and Titles of Our Lord; Jewish Sects, Parties* etc. ; Concise Account of* St. Matthew; His Gospel; Peculiarities of the Gospel; Gospel Divided Innto Sections, with Full Notes; Examina­ tion Questions, etc. Gospel of Mark, An Exposition of the. By William Kelly. 276 pp. Cloth.... 1.75 This is a scholarly work. The editor (E. E. Whitfield)’ writes: “We should have ‘eyes to see’ and should ‘dare to use them.’ ” The closing sentence of the text reads: “ The positive ex­ ternal proofs and the internal prove not only that it is inspired Scripture, but from none other than Mark him­ self.” # Gospel According to St. Mark, The. By the Very Rev. G. A. Chadwick, D.D. Cloth ........1.............................. .50 The life of Christ is made predomi­ nant, and the author has written of Him and His teachings with rare clearness and insight. Gospel of Matthew, The. By G. Camp­ bell Morgan. Cloth .......i.;................. 1.00 Dr. Morgan’s name carries with it the assurance of inspiration and. help. Gospel of Matthew, The. An Exposi­ tion. By A. C. Gaebelein. 324 pp. Cloth ............. 1.50 A devout and scholarly exposition. The author divides this Gospel into . seven great dispensational parts: The King; The Kingdom; The King and the Kingdom Rejected; Thé Rejection of His Earthly People and Their Judgment; The Mysteries of the Kingdom of the Heavens; The Church; The Mount of Olivet Dis­ course—Prophetic Teachings Con­ cerning the End of the Age. Gospel of the Kingdom, The. By C. H. Spurgeon, 501 pp. Cloth.................. 1.25 A. T. Pierson says: “ Charles H. Spurgeon had a rare insight into the Word of God and spiritual truth. He saw beneath the letter to the spirit of Divine Truth. This commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew is the latest and ripest of his life’s labors. Every page is, like his ser­ mons, full of his Master, and yet sparkling with his own unique per­ sonality.” Hand-work in the Sunday-school. By Milton S. Littlefield. 158 pp. Cloth 1.00 Contents: Self-Expressed in Sunday School Instructions. Types of Hand­ work. Hand-work and the Lesson Plan. Geography Work. Illustrative Work. Notebook Work. Decorative Work. Practical Problems. Hand­ work and the Social Aim. Hand-work and the Spiritual Aim. The Appendix includes outlines and outline maps of the journeys and principal events in the life of Jesus and of Apostolic history.

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