continuously lashed what Gladstone called “the Impregnable Rock of Holy Scripture” and while the Rock still stands it is necessary from time to time to remind Bible students and skeptics alike of the details that are to be marshaled in the argument. Dr. Harris is ably qualified to do this, having earned degrees from the Univ. of Del., Westminster Theologi cal Seminary, Univ. of Pa. and Drop- sie College of Hebrew and Cognate Studies. He is now Professor of Old Testament at Covenant College and Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. Here one will find a strong general apologetic chapter on “Why We Be lieve the Bible,” chapters on “Textual Criticism and Inspiration,” “Verbal Inspiration in Church History” and two major sections on the Old and New Testament canonicity. There is sufficient attention paid to knotty problems to set forth the problem and the most satisfactory solutions offered, but one does not come to any book on inspiration and find a satisfactory answer at every point. The author is honest to recognize this. What he does have is a strong case for verbal, plenary inspiration and every serious Bible student should be in possession of this material. 304 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publ. House, Grand Rap ids; $4.50. In 13 messages the author seeks to present Christ in the spirit of Luther’s famous lines: “Lord Sabaoth is His name, from age to age the same, and He must win the battle.” In his youth the author was criticized for not put ting enough emphasis on Christ’s sav ing power and he has tried to over come this in his ministry. “He did not come only to seek— it was to save He came” (p. 50). All the chapters present a vigorous Christ. The author is pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va. 142 pages; cloth; Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn.; $2.00. 1000 Difficult Bible Questions Answered By George H. Sandison and Staff Bible question books are always in triguing. They represent a world of information and interpretation con centrated in one volume. There are two types of Bible question books, the one that contains questions and an swers of mere fact and the other that deals in difficult questions of mean ing that are constantly arising as one reads the Word. This is the latter. The foreword says that a quarter of a century went into the prepara- 34 The Invincible Christ By Massey Mott Heltzel
lems involved. An appendix deals extensively with the occurrences of new words, the relation of the lan guage to the Septuagint, and similar matters, and his conclusions are that nothing in the linguistic evidence de mands the abandonment of the Paul ine authorship. The introduction cov ers 50 pages. The author is Tutor in New Testament Language and Liter ature of London Bible College. 228 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publ. Co., Grand Rapids; $3.00. 1,000 New Illustrations Compiled and Edited by Al Bryant Books of illustrations are coming off the press every year. Their value is to be judged on the basis of the content and organization of them and on the system of indexing used. The selections in this volume come from a wide variety of sources which are identified for the most part, and are arranged under an alphabetical sys tem of broad subjects with an index of finer points at the end. The index bears a doubtful relationship to the material in that it is neither a strict subject nor a title index, although there are many titles indexed, some under prepositions, pronouns and ad- PRAYER AND LIFE'S HIGHEST by Paul S. Rees. 128 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publ. Co., Grand Rapids; $2.00. Six of Paul's tre mendous prayers are dealt with here by the master preacher of Minneapolis. THE TALE OF TWO STEAMER RUGS by A. Hall-Lindquist. 202 pages; paper; Christian Service Foundation, Moline, III.; 50c (available also in cloth for $2.50). A missionary book of chronicle and inspiration concerning a term in China. THE DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN THE LOCAL CHURCH by Vernon R. Kraft. 128 pages; paper; Moody Press, Chicago; $1.50. An excellent manual on the chief problems and relationships of this important office. The book has a bibilography and index. CHRISTIAN WORKER'S HANDBOOK by Doro thy M. Strauss. 125 pages; cloth; W. A. Wilde Co., Boston, Mass.; $2.00. This manual is de signed for the "apprentice" in the work of the Lord. It takes one step by step through the vari ous personal and group witnessing ministries usually engaged in by the lay Christian. The author is Director of Christian Service for Women at Columbia Bible College. THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS by Charles F. Pfeiffer. 107 pages; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. A conservative handling of the interesting manuscript finds on the shores of the Dea Sea. The author is Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature ot Moody Bible Institute. THE TEST OF LIFE: STUDIES IN FIRST JOHN by Theodore H. Epp. 124 pages; paper; Back to tne Bible Publishers, Lincoln, Neb.; 35c. A Sun rise Book, one of a series for the layman. ANITA AND THE DRIFTWOOD HOUSE by Margaret A. Epp. 127 pages; paper; Moody Press, Chicago; 35c. Colportage Library volume 330; a novel. THE PATH: A TRUE STORY OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE TO THE UNFORTUNATE INMATES OF A COUNTY PENAL FARM by Nell Bishop. 112 pages; cloth; Greenwich Book Publishers, New York; $2.75. The story is told by the author's wife who acted as his secretary while he was superintendent of the Pulaski County Penal Farm in Arkansas.
tion of this volume and that the pat tern is that of the ablest orthodox teachers of this and the past genera tion, although the publisher defaulted on his obligation to identify the schol arship that went into this compilation. The indexing is not consistent with good standards of indexing according to library practice, although access is given to most discussions under headings to which one would prob ably refer. One outstanding fault is that the index in the back covers only the second volume, while the one in front of the book covers only the first volume. The price is astonishingly low for such a book. 445 pages; 2 vols. in one; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $4.95. The Pastoral Epistles By Donald Guthrie The Tyndale New Testament com mentaries, of which this is- the third to be published, seek to provide a satisfactory help to the Scriptures and at the same time to be of convenient size and scope. This is not an easy task, and the author of this volume has gone extensively into the prob lems of these letters of Paul, especial ly with regard to the linguistic prob The Book Ends REMARKABLE "MA" SUNDAY by Opal Cord ing Overmyer. 29 pages; paper; Zondervan Publ. House, Grand Rapids; 35c. EVERYBODY'S BIBLE QUIZ BOOK by May C. Smith. 64 pages; paper; Pickering & Inglis, London; no price listed. An attractive, illustrated book which .will stimulate Bible knowledge in many areas. THE ART OF PERSONAL WITNESSING by Lome C. Sanny. 79 pages; paper; Back to the Bible Publishers, Lincoln, Neb.; 50c. Sanny was a member of the Billy Graham team. Fifteen condensed chapters deal with the main ques tions. THE CHURCH MARCHES ON, THE RECORD OF A DIVINE INVASION AS RECORDED IN THE FIRST TWELVE CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK OF ACTS by Tom Rees. 135 pages; Pickering & Inglis, London; 8/6. By the nature of the material this book is a stimulus to evangelistic work. CHRISTIAN YOUTH AND ENTERTAINMENT by John I. Paton. 92 pages; paper; Back to the Bible Publishers, Lincoln, Neb.; 15c. A pocket manual that could profitably and very cheaply be put into the hands of all young people who have any relationship to the church. IN HIS STEPS "WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?" by Charles M. Sheldon. 255 pages; paper; Moody Press, Chicago; 79c. In spite of criticisms of the theology of this famous classic there is much of value in it for the discerning reader. LITTLE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS by Helen L. Taylor. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable. 256 pages; paper; Moody Press; Chicago; 79c. A child's edition of Bunyan's work which attempts to ploce the story where children can grasp it and yet not violate the main force and truths of the book. FIRST TIMOTHY by D. Edmond Hiebert. 127 pages; paper; Moody Press, Chicago ;35c. This is No. 327 of the Colportage library series. Hie bert has a knack for condensing and preserv ing the kernel of the- Pauline writings.
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