Bible Animals and the rise of science in biblical study
The essay discusses shifting from church reliant art to scientific study for Bible understanding. It reviews J. G. Woop’s Bible Animals, noting 652 pages with 100 new designs by Pearson and others, and critiques Wood and Benisch translations, Darwin connections, and ant behavior studies linked to Solomon. It praises the work’s clarity and educational value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Pearson
Kitto
Wood
Holy Land
A. Benisch
Mr. Wood
Journal of the Linnean Society
J. G. Woop
M.A
F.L
W. F. Keys
T. W. Wood
E. Smith
London
Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer
Dr. Lincecum
Darwin
Cairo
Dr. Benisch
Jewish School and Family
HepeceHoc
Pearson
North British Review at Twenty Five and a Century
The North British Review marks its fifty volumes and its hundredth issue. It has held neutral scholarly ground amid party rivalry, offering solid but not flashy work. The current number shows vigor and independence, with an able staff and articles worthy of preservation and future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North British Review
Quarterly Review
North British
North British Review Centenary Issue Faces Liberal Shift
The article surveys Irish Church measures and House of Lords clashes with respect to the University Tests Bill. It critiques Disraeli's Establishment theories and Tory peers while praising the review of Forster’s Walter Savage Landor biography and other works. The piece signals the North British’s shift toward Liberal politics and a more popular, tolerant tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gladstone
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lord Salisbury
Senate
Disraeli
Ireland
Gladstone
Forster
William Hamilton
Lecky
Brief Notices on Psalms and Religious Works
Short reviews of Barnes Notes on Psalms and Cunninalla translation. a new edition of The Rocky Island by S S Wilberforce. and Topics for Teachers by James Campur Gray. Highlights praise for harmonised commentary, plea for psalm revision, woodcut illustrations, and a manual aiding Sunday school teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barnes
H. Knight
London
R. Cunninalla M.dipaam
Williams and Norgate
The
Rocky Island
S. WiLberforce
D.D
Oxford
Seeley
James Campur Gray
Elliot Stock
Mr. Gray