The Cambridge Paragraph Bible. Vol. I., Genesis — Solomon's Song. Edited by
the Rev. F. H. Scrivener, M.A. (Rivingtous ; Deighton and Bell.)—The arrangement of the text in paragraphs, the division into chapters and verses being indicated in the margin, and the printing of the poetry in poetical form are features with which we are already familiar in "Paragraph Bibles." The use of open type to mark passages of the Old Testament that are quoted in the New is a useful novelty. This is not the whole of Mr. Scrivener's work. He has carefully collated the text of our modern Bibles with that of the first edition of 1611, restoring the original reading in most places, and marking every place where an obvious correction has been made ; he has made the spelling as uniform as possible ; revised the punctuation (punctuation, as those who cry out for the Bible without note or comment should remember, is a coati/1u-
one commentary on the text); carried out consistently the plan of marking with italics all words not found in the original, and carefully examined the marginal references. The name of Dr. Scrivener, the learned editor of the "Codex Augionsis," guarantees the quality of the work.
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