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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 24, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 51.

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LITERARY NOTICES.

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"BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS, A SERIES OF PLATES ILLUSTRATING BIBLICAL VERSIONS AND ANTIQUITIES." Oxford University Press, Henry Froude, 91 and 93 Fifth Avenue, New York.
No book in existence has done so much in changing the face of the earth, and for the betterment of man, society, and nations, as the Bible; and it is safe to say that among the helpers in Bible study no firm has done more or is doing more to assist the earnest student of limited means and leisure, the great middle class, than the publishers of Oxford Bibles and the helps in connection with them. Others have followed along after, but the Oxford University Press has led. Before us lies a new volume, characteristic of the enterprise and thorough work of the company. It is designed as an appendix to the Oxford Bible for Teachers. The present volume is an enlargement over the former series of plates which appeared in some of the later editions of the Oxford Teachers' Bible, containing nearly double the number, with full letter press descriptions.
These illustrations are of three classes: Class I. is composed of 54 illustrations of the Languages, Writings, and Versions of the Old and New Testaments, from the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets down through the hieroglyphs, Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, etc., to the first Oxford Bible, A.D. 1675. Class II. numbers 59 illustrations of Old Testament History and Religion, including the religion of Assyria, Babylonia, Egypt, Israel, etc. Class III. is made up of 11 illustrations of New Testament History. The book is of immense value to Bible students. They here have the result of the best and most modern researches of the ripest scholars. Price $1.00.
The same company has issued an entirely new series of Teachers' Bibles, protected by copyright, with new and improved helps, containing the most valuable compilation yet published for preacher, teacher, student, or general reader. Over two million copies of former editions have been sold. For sale by all prominent booksellers. These Bibles and "Bible Illustrations" may also be obtained of the Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.
"The Structure and Authorship of the New Testament," by I. Panin, Grafton, Mass.
The object of this little work of 70 pages is to show: "(1) That the New Testament contains within itself the infallible means of deciding between rival readings. (2) That the twenty-seven books of the New Testament were written by one mind." Upon this Mr. Panin presents evidence drawn from twelve different sources, and, to the author's mind, demonstrated by mathematical calculations. The Bible student who may not agree with Mr. Panin will find his little brochure interesting and suggestive. To our mind he presents some remarkable facts, and opens a wide field of study.
"The Crowning Sin of the Age; the Perversion of Marriage." By Brevard D. Sinclair. Pamphlet, 94 pp., 1s. 6d., Marshall Brothers, Keswick House, Paternoster Row, London, E. C., H. L. Hastings, Boston, Mass. While there might be a difference of opinion as to what is the "crowning sin of the age" in these days of towering iniquity, when, as in all other days of evil, sins do not range alone, the author, who has held high position as a lawyer, makes out a good case that the Perversion of Marriage is a crowning sin. The book is a strong, brave utterance against an enormous evil.
"The Saints' Rest and Rapture." By Frank H. White. Formerly published in London, by S. W. Partridge & Co. Price, post free, 5 cents. Address the author, Y. M. C. A. Building, San Francisco, Cal. This little brochure is a candid and Christian discussion of our Lord's coming, and it shows conclusively that the "secret rapture," and division of the church into classes, are not based on the Scriptures of truth. It presents the coming of the Lord as a visible, literal, personal coming, longed for by his people.
"The Theater." By Josiah W. Leeds. Pamphlet, 88 pp., bound in heavy red manila, price 15 cents. H. L. Hastings, 47 and 49 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. This little brochure presents in simple yet forcible language the evils of the theater, and the evil influence of its associations. Testimonies of eminent men and women are adduced in proof. Mr. Leeds also shows that church fairs, sociables, etc., are direct feeders of the theater.