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rud unb !Berlaa bon ~. ~ertel~mann in ~lltedlo~.) I i>al ~ud) S)iob ~at mid) immer befonbed anaeaoaen unb bid befd)iiftiat, Itlie ell aud) einll bet Itlunberbarften unb tiefften ~lld)er ber S)etliaen Sd)rift ift. !Bielfad) Itlirb d nUr alII tine arotartiae i>id)tuna anaefe~en. i>all ift el aud), Itlte eB benn aud) in biefem ~ud) 1m letten Sate ~titt, bat ell nf\d) ben tRana tineB !meifterltletlll in ber !IDeltliteratur erltlorben ~atM (S. 504). Unb am ~n. fana faat ber !Berfaffer, nad)bem er aUf bie ~eurteUuna unb !Beraletd)una be!! S)iobbud)ell mit anbetn ~iteraturltletlen feitenll bell berll~ten (,inaliinber!l tRobert 13oltlt~ unb bell beutfd)en i>idJted S)erber ~inaeltliefen ~at: .~11 ~e~re!l !mufter ~4t in ber einen ober anbern ~eaie~una bie S)iobbtdJtuna bielen ber adtten !poeten boraefd)ltlebt, einem S)artmann bon bet .. ~ue in feiner i>id)tuna ,i>er awe 76 Book Reviews. - ~Uetatut. .i;)eintid)', einem ~(tnte in feinet Divina Oommedia, einem !milton in Pa;rad4a6 Loat, einem Rlo\lftod in feinem ,!meffiai' mit fetnen ~etfammlunaen GJottei unb bet ~nael, etnent GJoet~e, bet in feinent ,~auft' bet .i;)tobbtd)tuna ben ,q.\toloaim .i;)immel' nad)aebUbet ~at.· (S.l. 2.) ~bet filt ted)te (t~tiften unb ~~eoloaen ift bai !8ud) unenblid) me~t; benn ell be~anbelt unb beantlllottet eine bet fd)lIlietiaften unb aualeid) ~liufiaften ~taaen bei (t~tiftenlebeni, nlimlid) bill q.\toblem bei ~eibeni. "!IDarnm bai ~etben1- ~atum ~aben lIlit mit ato,em ~ntetejfe biefen neueften Rommentat au btefem !8ud)e in bie .i;)anb aenommen. ~buatb Rilnia ift auaeftaubenetmaben etnet bet ~etbottaaenbften altteftamentl\d}en ~~eoloaen unb GJele~tten bet GJeaenlllatt, Seniot bet t~eoloaifd)en ~afultat in !8onn, nad)bent et bot~et in ~et\lata unb moftod aelllidt ~atte. ~m 8. !lRat 1929 ~at et fein aolbenei ~oaenteniubillium feietn filnnen. Sein ".i;)iftotifd)~ftUifd)ell Xle~taeb1iube bet ~ebtaifd)en S\ltad)e" ift tin !monumentalllletf unb fein !IDilttet~ bud) betfelben S\ltad)e eini bet alletbeften bet !Reuaeit unb aualeid) bai etn3ia~, ball aud) bie oft abadiltaten majfotetifd)en !8entedunaen in unfetn ~ebtaifd)en !8ibeln edldd. Oblllo~l et filtalid) bteiunbad)taia ~a~te aU aelllotben ift, itt et nod) immet tatia, ~at in ben le~ten ~a~ten atobe Rommentate aUt GJenefi!l, aum ~efaiai unb au ben q.\falmen betiljfentlid)t unb nun biefei !IDed ilbet .i;)iob, ben ~tttaa feinet lanaili~tiaen Xle~t~ unb GJele~ttentatiafett. ~et ~otaua, bet aud) biefe!l !IDetf aui aeid)net, ift, bat aud) ~iet bie feften GJtunbfd~e bet atam~ matifd)~~iftotifd)en ~,eaefe aUt ~nlllenbuna fommen, unb etft filtaltd) ~at bet fuft ebenfo befannte .i;)ebtaift q.\tof. m. RUtel in Xlei\laia, bet .i;)etaullaebet bet beften ~ebtdtfd)en !8ibel, fetnem ~ad)folleaen Rilnia "ein aefunbei S\ltad)aefil~l tilt ball .i;)ebtdtfd)e, GJtilnblid)feit unb unetbittlid)e f\ltad)lid)e Sttenae, bie un!! aUen unb ben iilnamn !mitatbeitetn in bielen Stilden nut nil~ltd) fein fann-, nad)aetil~mt. ~ai aeiat fid) aud) ~iet aUf iebet Seite in bet aenauen ftbetfe~una unb. in ben f\ltad)lid)en ~nmedunaen. !IDenn ~e~oba~ in feinet ~tfd)einuna im !IDettet bem .i;)iob ben !8e~emot~ unb ben Xlebiat~an fd)Ubed (Ra\l.4O unb 41), fo lIletft Rilnta nad), bab mit !8e~emot~ ba!! !RU\lfetb (S.426) unb mit Xlebiat~an bai RtofobU aemeint ift (S. 61. 432), unb etfldtt biefei le~tete !IDott etl)moloaifd) al!! tin "ae~ lIlunbene!! ~iet-, lila!! au bet aanaen Sd)ilbetuna \labt. ~abei ttitt aud) immet bie eminente!8elefen~eit Rilniall autaae, bent nid)ti ~infd)ldaiaei au entoe~en fd)eint unb bet in biefem !IDetfe lIleniaftenll allleimal aud) tin fo aana anbed fte~enbei !8latt- lIlie "GJefe~ uub ,seuanii", bai Otaan be!! feft auf bet Sd)tift fte~enben !8ibelbunbei etlllli~nt (S. 196. 198) unb in einent ftil~mn !IDede foaat -mit tinet meaenfion in unfetet "Xle~te unb !IDe~te- fid) auieinanbetaefe~t ~at. - ~bet lei bet ~aben lIlit aud) tine atote ~uiftelluna au mad)en. !Rad) feftet lut~e~ tifd)et .i;)etmeneuttf foll bie ~uileauna nid)t nut eine atammatifd)~ ~iftotifd)e, fon~ betn mub aud) eine lIla~t~aft t~eoloaifd)e fein unb bet Sd)tift unb bent einlia~ adiaen (t~ataftet bet .i;)eiliaen Sd)tift ali GJottei mod aeted)t lIletben. ~ai betmtjfen lIlit in biefem !IDetfe, oblllo~l Ronia fonft ojfenbatUnaialliubia unb ein GJeanet bet ftitifd)en Sd)ule !IDell~aufenl ift, oft bai ~lte ~eftament aellen fie betteibiat ~at, ebenfo tin GJeanet bet mobetnen !ml)t~oloaifietuna bei ~Uen ~efta~ mentll, aeaen bie et aud) feft aufaeiteten ift; abet et fte~t bod) fonft nid)tauf bent Stanb\lunft bet inf\litietten, unfe~lbaten .i;)eUiaen Sd)tift. ~t edlad bie ~li~u~ teben (Ra\l.32-37) tilt uned)t (5.466-468), unb bie meben ilbet ben !8e~emot~ unb Xlebiat~an finb ~m f\latm ~taanaunaen (S. 470). GJana befonbed ~alien uni inteteffiett bte beiben .i;)il~e\lunfte bel !8ud)el, Ra\!. 19, 25-27 unb Ra\l.33, 23. 24; abet tn beiben Stellen f1nbet Rilnia nid)tl !lReffiantfd)ei, oblllo~l fd)on bit \lame ~tnlettun\l IU Ra\!. 19, 25 in ~. 23. 24 auf befonbm motte ~inllleift unb Book Reviews. - \!itetatut. 77 bet ~ul!btud lidilfet, ~oel, fd)on in ben 5eaeniIDotten ~afobi meffianifd)e ~e. beutuna ~at: "bet linae~ bet mid) edilfet ~atN, ~en. 48, 15. 16. So ~at .Rilnia aud) lB. 26 Me mobetne ftbetfetuna: "Unb nad) lBeduft meinet ~aut, hie man au. bem ba aetfett ~at, unb foaat metnel! ~leifd)el! betaubt, lDetbe id) ~ott fd)auenu unb betlDitft bie nad)ftlieaenbe unb flltad)lid) nad) iebet 5ette ~in unanfed)tbate ftbetfetuna: "Unb lDetbe aul! meinem ~leifd)e ~ott fe~enu, betUtteilt fie mit bem ~ul!tuf: "meld) eine unnatUtlid)e ~Uibtudl!lDeife!U unb beftteitet, ba~ ball ~ebtaifd)e min an biefet Stelle ein lofalel! fein liInne (5. 196. 197). *) Unb in bet anbetu meffianifd)en Stelle, .Ral!.33, 23. 24, in bet aud) ~tana ilelitfd) ben "linael ~e~oba~§u, bie ,,~offnuna eine§ litlilfedu, lDeniaj'ten§ "eine ~nuna be§ im meuen :i:eftamente ent~Ullten IDtl)fterium§: ,~ott lDat in ~~rifto unb betfil~nte hie mklt mit fid) felbet'U etfennt (~iob • .Rommentat, 5.411.412) unb bie aud) nad) .Rilnia§ ftbetfetuna bon einem befonbeten linae~ einem ,,~Utfllted)et", bon ~nabe unb litlilfuna tebet, finbet .Rilnia bod) feinen ~mlDei§ aUf bie neuteftamentlid)e lit. liIfuna. ~inaeaen ba§ eiaentlid)e ~to blem be!! ~d)e§ fa~t et im aanaen rid)tia. lit aa~lt Me betfd)lebenen \!iifunaen be§ ~toblem§ aUf: matum ball \leiben1 . unb faat, bau bie btei ~teunbe ~tobl! ball \leiben bel! ilulbetl! ~iob al!! ein "sttafleibenN bettad)ten, ba~ lili~u e§ all! em "litale~unal!leibenu anfie~t, ba~ abet fUt ~iob ftlbft fein UnalUd ein II~elDa~tunal!leibenu aelDotben ift unb bau ~ott, lDenn et bem ~to b etf d)etnt, i~ aeiat, IDle et mit IDtad)t, meil!~ett unb ~Ute ben lBetlauf bet meltbeaeben~eiten aeftaltet unb batum bet IDtenfd) an. etfennen unb feft alauben foil, bau aile!!, lDal! ~ott i~m tut obet i~m IDtbetfa~ten la~t, au feinem ~eften bient (5.476 ff.). ilal! ift bie \!ilfuna, bie ball meue :tefta. ment an Me ~anb aibt, ~o~. 9, 3; 1 ~ett. 3, 14; ~at 5, 11, unb bie fd)on \!ut~t in feinet futaen, abet fo in~altl!teid)en lBottebe au ~iob betttttt: "ila!! ~ud) ~iob ~anbelt biefe ~taae, 'ob aud) ben fitommen UnalUd bon ~ott lDibetfa~te. ~iefte~t ~iob feft unb ~au, ba~ ~ott aud) bie ~tommen o~ne Utfad)e, allein au feinem \!o be, lleiniat. II (XlV, 80.) ilet ~~ttft fo II im .Rteuae ntd)t ftaaen: matUm 1 fonbetn bielme~t: moau 1 unb feft alauben, bau, lDenn et dnft ~ott bon ~naefid)t fie~t, fid) aud) ball ~toblem fetnel! \!eiben§ i~m bollftanbia liIfen lDitb. \!. ~. Turning-Points of General Church History. By Ed-ward L. Outts, D. D. Condensed and revised by William O. Piercy, M. A.. 323 pages, 7%X5. Price, $2.25. (Macmillan Co., New York. Printed in Great Britain.) This is an attempt, the author tells us, to give within the limits of a small book some adequate idea of the history of the Church of Christ to the thousands of intelligent church people who have little previous acquain- tance with the subject. The editor of the present volume gives the follow- ing interesting apology for its republication: "The fact that Cutt's Turn- ing-points has, since its publication in 1877, sold to the number of upwards of seventeen thousand and is still in demand led the committee of the S. P. C. K. to decide that a book in a form that has proved so useful should not be allowed entirely to go out of print." The editor also adds his reasons for making some slight changes, additions, and emendations. *} lEogllt bet lDett ltnE!! fle~enbe, mObetne aItteftamentItlte 5t~eo[og !8ubbe li6et. fqt im .~anbrommentat·: "unb au!! meinem 3teiflt lVetb' ilt fltauen @lott", uub bie nenefte bon bet cu,icago.UnibetjUiit ~etauj!gegeliene American translation be!! alUen 5teftalllent!!, an bet :J. jlll. ~olVt!! IEmtt~, Setol) jlllatetman unb Ilubete gelltliettet ~alien uub bie !lana !lelDit ntltt bet DI:~OboJ;te 6efltulbtgt lVetben lV\tb, li6etfeVi: "and t!2!O my ftesh I see God". \!mtt~ tft augeftanbenetmaten einet bet etften lEemttiften unf et!! Sllube!!. 78 Book Reviews. - ~ttetQtut. The scope of the book cover. the history of the Christian Church from the beginning of our era to the end of the Reformation. There are forty chapters in all and an index. The table of contents contains also a handy summary of each chapter. The arrangement of the material appeals to us. The attempt is made, and successfully, we think, to acquaint the reader somewhat with the his· tory of a period before showing him what the Church was doing during that time. For example, before taking up the story of the Church during the first three centuries, a "sketch of the Roman Empire to the conversion of Constantine" is given. Again, the author tells the story of the progress of Christianity in the West, without losing sight of the fact that there was also a Church in the East, and the reader is able to follow the fortunes of the Eastern Empire and Church down to the fall of Constantinople. N~r are the northern European nations left out of the picture. Their conversion is clearly and concisely described, as is also that of the Slavonic nations. The concluding chapter, on the Reformation, is quite complete for a volume of this kind. The reader is given a fair picture of the German Reformation down to the settlement of Augsburg. Then follows an account of the Swiss Reformation, the French, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, and in conclusion, that of England and Scotland. Dr. Cutts, a clergyman of the Anglican Communion, who was well known in English circles for his historical and archeological writings some thirty and more years ago, naturally re1lects the Episcopalian viewpoint in his T'Unlling-pomt8) as, for instance, when he is at some pains to prove the divine institution of the diocesan episcopate in 'chapter III. In general, however, his sane, conservative historical method pleases us. W. G. P. Growth in Beligion.. An Introduction to Psychology for Teachers of Religion. By Harold J.Sheri4a;n,. 192 pages, 5X7%. Price, $1.00. (The Cokesbury Press.) Order from Concordia Publishing House. This is one of the books of the Standard Training Series issued by the Cokesbury Press, of which the publishers say that it is "a series of studies in the religious needs and capacities of persons of all ages and in ways of dealing with those needs and capacities by means of an effective program of religious education." The author has been active in the 1I.eld of religious education for many years, collaborating also with G. C. White in a text- book for teachers. The present book begins with a chapter on "The Scien· ti1l.c Study of the Religious Life," in which - fortunately - the word scienti1l.c is not stressed in the sense attached to it by many modern pseudo. educators and educationists. The author makes an honest and, on the whole, successful attempt to apply the science of pedagogy to the 1I.eld of religion. He discusses the learning process, the question of environment, physical growth and its meaning, the development of intelligence, emotions and emotional JIllI.ladjustments, interest and some major human interests, and development in the religious life. - While it must be conceded from the outset that certain factors of religious education are beyond the control of the religious educator, it woUld be far from correct to make the claim that the training of the t!lacher of religion is a useless procedure. This book will give to the .man who uses his own judgvlent ailne opportunity Book Review,s. - ~ttetCltUt. 79 to study some of the fundamental principles of religious pedagogy and to apply the knowledge which he possesses in the field in the most effective manner. The poorest chapter in the book is that on "Original Nature"; for the author denies the existence of original- or inherited - sin, or the depravity of human nature, referring to it as "the old Calvinistic view," Page 53 is particularly objectionable. There is also a chiliastic strain in the book; for the author makes the statement (p.175): "War is coming to be regarded as a major sin, that may be tolerated no longer." But apart from statemente of this nature there is really much excellent material in the book, and all those interested in thefteld of religious education may well place this book on their shelves. K. Strength of Religion as Shown by Science, FacUitating also Har- mony within, and Unity among, Various Faiths. By Oh4rZe. E. de M. 8aj0U8, M. D., LL. D. 252 pages, 5YaX7%.. Price, $2.50. (F. A.Davis Co., Philadelphia.) Dr. Sajous is Professor of Endocrinology in the University of Penn- sylvania Graduate School of Medicine. His thesis in this volume is that religion and science can well be harmonized if, on the one hand, the trans- lation of the creation record in Genesis be divested of the errors of trans- lators and if, on the other hand, from tlie theory of evolution the atheistic elements be eliminated. Unfortunately the poetical and symbolical render- ing of Genesis which the doctor proposes is entirely Unacceptable to any one who is willing to follow sound principles of hermeneutics. (To begin with, for crea.te he substitutes "made it out of something.") On the other hand, what this scientist says about evolutionism supplies some heavy artillery to those who believe that the theory of evolution is not a fact of science, but a dogma of the scientist. There has never been known a devel- opment of species (p. 62). Darwin's theories have ended in disappointment (p. 64). The apes, one and all, are "totally different from the human family from.ite earliest history" (p. 66). The structural differences between man and the higher apes are immense (p. 70). The age of man on earth is an unsolved problem (p. 168). At every turn we meet evidence of a divine , lfind in nature (p. 155). The author's reference to the Trilobite as a "lowlY marine organism" is surprising. The Trilobite stands midway in the scheme of animal life. G. ttntrlige &U fiittfi6ntng in bie fifcfJlicfJe Stunft. ~uf !Betanla!funo lIet XIII. fiid)fifd)en q.\tobtnatalf~nolle betanftaUet unll ~etau!!oeoeben bom Ronfiftotium lIet q.\tobtn3 54d)fen. !DHt 69 ~bbUllunoen. 136 5eUen 6YaX9%., in q.\a4l4lbanll oebunllen. q.\tet!!: M.1.50. i(bangelifcfJer QJottdbienft aub fifcfJlicfJe Stunft. 1ll0tttiiOc lIet ~aouno tn (lClUe bom 23. bt!! aum 26. ~unt 1924. lUUt 26 ~bbUllunoen. 109 5eiten 6YaX9Ya, tn q.\44141bClnll oebunllen. q.\tetl: .M. 2. (lllud)~Clnllluno lie!! !lBCltfen~Clufe!!, (laUe Cl. II. 5.) 1>tel llnll 3111et 5ammtunaen bon !Botttiioen, lite fd)on bot etntOet 8eU et. (d)tenen, abet lIutd)aul ntd)t betClUet llnll. 5te be~nlle(n i}tqen lIet tttd)Ud)en Jtunft, IIIte 1le in Illontiiaen beantlllottet 1II0tben finb. 1>fe 1ll0tttCloenben IIIClten 'outd)lIIeo ~eute, bte fid) mU IItefen i}tCloen etnae~nb beflf)lfttot ~Clben. 50 flnben IIItt 1m etften lBud)e untet anlletn fol\lenbe Illotitlloc:.llefcf)td)te be!! ebCln. 80 Book Reviews. - ~iteratur. oeUfdJen RirdJenbaud"j .~nntrt ~u!!ftattuno be!! RirdJenoebiiube!Uj .!neuert relioiufe !maltrti"j .(intfte~uno be!! Rru3ifi,e!!u. !neben ber alloemeinenOrien- tieruno lIIerben immer andJ befottbtrt l4.\unfte ~erboroe~oben, fo bie berte~rte ~nfidJt, bafl bem ~ltarraum in ber RirdJe tine befonbere ~mOfeit 3ufomme unb er barum bon bem ~emeinberaum abaetrennt lIIerben milffe. ~itfe !8aullleife finbet fidJ iett me~r unb me~r andJ in jlroteftantifdJen Rtrd}en, audJ in (ut~eri­ fdJen RirdJen ~merna!!, unb ift bodJ im ~runbe fat~olifdJ, lIIie etl S.28 mit lRedJt ~ti&t: .~amit entfernt man fidJ bon ber ~inie ebanaelifdJer !8etradJtuna!!lIIeife.- S. 31 lIIirb ilber bie ridJtioe Stelluno ber Orael im ~ottetl~aufe oe~anbelt, un\) ell ~ei&t, lIIieber mit tRedJt: .!menn fie [bie Oroel] mit Ran3el unb~ltar im ~noefidJt ber ~emeinbe aufaeftellt IIItrb, fo barf ell iebenfall!! nidJt fo aefdJe~en, ba& fie bat! oan3e !8lidfelb ber ~emetnbe be~errfdJt. ~atl entfjlridJt nidJt be. !8ebeutuna, bie fie im lller~liltnitl 3U Ran3el unb ~ltar im ebanaelifdJen ~otte!!= bienft ~at." S. 32 IIItrb btiflilliO ein !mort e. ~. Ruftlintl, tine!! ~ltmeifter!! bet RirdJenmufif, aitiert: .~er Runftaefano, ber lt~or altl beffen !traaer, ift nidJt eine fUr ben ~ottetlbienft, fUr fein !mefen unb ,8uftanbefommen, notlllenbiae ~in. ridJtuna.· Unb fo funnten lIIir nodJ bide oute ~utlfil~runaen brinoen. - ~ie 3111eite SdJrift ent~lilt unter anbern folaenbe lllortrlioe: .!mefen unb ~eftaltunlJ; bet! ebanaelifdJen ~ottetlbienfte!!"j .~ie mUfifaltfdJe ~ulloeftaltuna be!! ebanoeli. fdJen ~ottellbienftellN j .~all !problem bet! ebanaelifdJen RirdJenbauellN. Unb aud) ba finben lIIir fdJilne ~u!lfjlrildJe, a.!8.: .~!! lIIar tine folaenfdJlllere !tat ~ut~ed, bafl er ber im ~ott!llbienft bor~er ftummen ~emeinbe ben !munb 3U mebern erfdJlofl, alfo ben oemeinfam oefunaenen lt~oral aum unbedierbaren !8eftanbteU ber ~ituraie madJte. . .• ~abet lieat ber !nadJbrud auf bem !mort ~ e m e i n be. 1 i e b j benn ba& lIIir in un ferer Rird}e 0 e m e i n f a m finoen, bat!. ift bat! ~iaene unb eerrlidJe, lila!! ~ut~er un!! aefdJenft ~at. ~m lt~oral laufen bie ein3elnen Stra~len ber ootte!!bienftlidJen tyeier aufammen. lllom lt~oral ftrumt bie ~neraie lIIieber au!! in bie ilbrtaen beteUiaten !mufifformen. U (5. 26. 27.) Unb fe~r eneraifdJ lIIirb betont, ba& eben ball !mort ~otte!! bie RirdJe aum eeuto= tum madJt. ~ie fdJilnen !morte ~ut~er!! lIIerben aitiert: .!menn ~otte!! !mort audJ unter tiner arilnen mnbe ober !meibe aejlrebiat lIIilrbe, fo ~iefle bodJ ber- ftlliioe Ort ~ottell !mo~nuna unb Stlitte j benn ~ottell !mort reotert bafellift." .!man ~ei&et oelllu~nlidJ bie RirdJe tin ~ottell~au!!, ntdJt ba& ba ~ott IIIlire, fon. bern ba& ba ~otte!! !mort oe~urt unb aejlrebiat lIIirb." Unb audJ ~ier funnten lIIir nodJ bid mit !8etfall aUieren. !8elbe !merfe, namentlidJ baB erfte, finb aud) mit einer ~n3~1 outer !8Uber unb mit ~runbriffen bon RirdJbauten au!!oeftattet. ~. ty. Please Take Notice. Xindly consult the address label on this paper to ascertain. whether your subacription has expired or will SOOn expire. "Jan 30" on the label means that your subscription has ex- pired. Please pay your agent or the Publisher promptly in order to avoid interruption of service. 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