also mine" that scrupulous fear of evil appearance ... that refined

courtesy ... that self denying love ... that impatience of exclusive

Space will not permit a full quotation of this extraordinary sentence,

we have given about half as a specimen.

The historical and geographical notes are valuable and very full and

anyone who has read with intent all that Howson has brought together would

have a splendid background against which to place the epistles of Paul.

Conybeare's translation of the epistles is free, rather than literal,

and he says concerning the translation:

`In order to give the true meaning of the original, something more than

a mere verbal rendering is often absolutely required.  St. Paul's style

is extremely elliptical, and the gaps must be filled up.  And moreover

the great difficulty in understanding his argument, is to trace clearly

the transitions by which he passes from one step to another.  In the

translation of the epistles given in this present work it has been the

especial aim of the translator to represent these transitions

correctly.  They very often depend upon a word which suggests a new

thought, and are quite lost for want of attention to the verbal

coincidence.  Thus, for instance, in Romans 10:16,17 "Who hath given

faith to our hearing? So then faith cometh by hearing"`.

As an example of the endeavour to fill the gaps in the apostle's style,

we cite the translation of Galatians 3:19,20.

`It was enacted by

the ministration of angels through the hands of

(Moses, who was) a

mediator (between God and the people).  Now where a

mediator is, there

must be two parties.  But God is One (and there is

no second party to

His promise)'.

We have before us another work, in two large volumes, entitled:

The Life and Epistles of St. Paul, by Thomas Lewin.

There is a very human note sounded in the preface:

`At length the end was attained, and I submitted the manuscript to an

eminent firm for publication, when to my great surprise, I was informed

that they were already pledged to bring out a precisely similar work,

and under precisely the same title ... I need hardly say that reference

is here made to the Life and Epistles of Paul by Messrs. Conybeare and

Lewin traverses much the same ground as Conybeare and Howson, his

Historical, Geographical and Chronological work, however, being much more

valuable than his translation of the epistles.  The third edition is

beautifully printed, and is worth securing.  The writer, when visiting a

second-hand book shop in Edinburgh discovered the two volumes, stacked away

over a staircase, and was surprised to find the price was only 2/ - a volume!

There must be many more about just for the seeking.

One other work must be mentioned, and that is:

The Life and Work of St. Paul, by Dean Farrar.