– Outlook. 83: 818. Ag. 4, ’06. 130w.
Scherer, James Augustine Brown. Holy Grail. **$1.25. Lippincott.
“The Holy Grail” is the “binding theme that unites this sheaf of essays and addresses.” The first bears the title subject; the two following sketch the work of Henry Timrod and Sidney Lanier respectively, than whom “no men since the days of Galahad and Percivale have more utterly lost themselves in the knightly quest;” and the last three essays are “The crusaders,” “Liberty and law” and “The century in literature.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 354. Je. 2, ’06. 530w. Putnam’s. 1: 253. N. ’06. 110w.
Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio. Astronomy in the Old Testament. *$1.15. Oxford.
A scientific treatment of the scattered astronomical data of the Old Testament by the director of the Brere observatory in Milan. “The introduction discusses Israel’s learned men and its so-called scientific knowledge; and its general view of the physical world as seen in the book of Job. The firmament, the earth, and the abysses are sketched in a figure, which seems to represent as nearly as can be done, the Hebrew idea of the world. Indeed, it greatly aids the reader in understanding many hitherto obscure passages regarding the abyss, the depths of sheol, etc. With a master’s skill he treats stars and constellations—dependent, however, in many places on the results of Hebrew scholars for his word-meanings. The days, months, and the year of the Jewish calendar are particularly instructive after his discussion. While he recognizes some value in the Babylonian astronomical data, he is distinctly conservative in his use of them.” (Am. J. Theol.)
“We are disappointed to find that the Clarendon press should allow a book of such intrinsic value to leave its presses without an index of subjects and scripture texts. Such omission discounts its value in these times.” Ira Maurice Price and John M. P. Smith.
+ – Am. J. Theol. 10: 326. Ap. ’06. 210w.