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AMERICAN LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS
I. Rhys-Davids—Buddhism: Its History and Literature. By T. W. Rhys-Davids, LL.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pali and Buddhist Literature at University College, London. Crown octavo. Net, $1.50.
“...An admirable handbook of Buddhism, written from a point of view at once scholarly and unprejudiced.”—St. Paul Pioneer Press.
II. Brinton—Religions of Primitive Peoples. By Daniel G. Brinton, A.M., M.D., LL.D., Sc.D., Professor of Archæology and Linguistics in the University of Pennsylvania. Crown octavo. Net, $1.50.
“...No book has yet appeared which brings the religious thought of all races and times within closer range of the modern reader; and to the reader who revels in tracing the psychic history of man, no book can be more welcome.”—Boston Transcript.
III. Cheyne—Jewish Religious Life after the Exile. By Rev. T. K. Cheyne, M.A., D.D., Oriel Professor of Interpretation of Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford, and formerly Fellow of Balliol College; Canon of Rochester. Crown octavo. Net, $1.50.
“Few men are as well qualified as Canon Cheyne to discuss the Jewish literature and life of the period covered by this course, and the treatment of the subject before us in this handsome volume is all that could be desired.... The whole book is exceedingly interesting and instructive.”—Universalist Leader.
IV. Budde—Religion of Israel to the Exile. By Karl Budde, D.D., Professor of Theology in the University of Strassburg. Crown octavo. Net, $1.50.
“The chief merit of Professor Budde’s book is its condensation. He gives a distinct view of the subject, undistracted by details. While the book will take its deserved place in the estimation of scholars it is also a book for the general reader.”—The Outlook.
V. Steindorff—The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians. By G. Steindorff, Ph.D., Professor of Egyptology at the University of Leipzig. Crown octavo. Net, $1.50.
“Presents in compact form and interesting style the latest information, and should find a place in every library of comparative religions.”—The Congregationalist.
VI. Knox—The Development of Religion in Japan. By George William Knox, D.D., Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion in Union Theological Seminary, and Sometime Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at the Imperial University, Tokyo.
Crown octavo, net, $1.50
“A notable addition to this excellent series.”—The Churchman.
“The author is peculiarly qualified for appreciative treatment of his subject.”—The Outlook.
VII. Bloomfield—The Religion of the Veda. The Ancient Religion of Veda (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads). By Maurice Bloomfield, Ph.D., LL.D., Professor of Sanscrit and Comparative Philology in the Johns Hopkins University.
Crown octavo. $1.50 net. By mail, $1.65
“It presents interestingly, and brings out as markedly as possible the development of the religious thought of the Veda in distinction from myth and ceremony.”—N. Y. Times.
VIII. Cumont—Astrology and Religion among The Greeks and Romans. By Franz Cumont, Ph.D., LL.D., Conservator of the “Musée du Cinquantenaire,” Brussels.
M. Cumont shows the influence which Oriental star-worship exercised on the beliefs of the Greco-Roman world and how it led to a transformation of the old paganism and prepared the coming of Christianity.
IX. Jastrow—Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria. By Morris Jastrow, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Semitic Languages in the University of Pennsylvania.
With 54 Illustrations and a Map and Chronological Lists of the Rulers of Babylonia and Assyria.
Crown octavo. $2.25 net. By mail, $2.45
Professor Jastrow has during many years made a special study of the religion of the Babylonians and Assyrians, and has contributed many authoritative volumes and papers embodying the results of his researches.
International Handbooks to the New Testament
Edited by Orello Cone, D.D.
Four volumes. Octavo. Each, net, $2.00
By mail, $2.15
I.—The Synoptic Gospels, together with a Chapter on the Text-Criticism of the New Testament. By George Lovell Gary, A.M., L.H.D., President of the Meadville Theological School.
“We need hardly say that we find ourselves differing very seriously and very often from the editor of this volume, but we gladly recognize the thoughtfulness and intelligence with which he has worked. The student may learn much from this volume.”—N. Y. Observer.
II.—The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Thessalonians, Galatians, Romans, and Philippians. By James Drummond, M.A., LL.D., Litt.D., Principal of Manchester College, Oxford.
“If the promise given by this volume is fulfilled, the series will prove of the highest value. It is attractive for the general reader, while it is of special value to advanced students.”—The Outlook.
III.—The Epistles to the Hebrews, Colossians, Ephesians, and Philemon, The Pastoral Epistles, The Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude, together with a Sketch of the History of the Canon of the New Testament. By Orello Cone, D.D., Professor of Biblical Theology in the Canton Theological School.
“It is interesting to note the meaning often hitherto unexplained. The author succeeds because his explanations are reasonable and plausible. He is not bound to any rule of dogma or sect, but takes a broad and understanding view of his subject.”—Church Review.
IV.—The Johannine Literature and the Acts of the Apostles. By Henry P. Forbes, A.M., D.D., Professor of Biblical Literature in the Canton Theological School.
“Dr. Forbes has laid the ministry under perpetual obligation to him. Not only does he keep up to the high standard of the three preceding volumes of the set, but he fully sustains the purpose indicated by the editor-in-chief. The full set is one that every student of the Bible will make large use of.”—The Universalist Leader.
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