The Religion of Israel. By Canon Ottley. (Cambridge Uni- versity
Press. 4s.)—We find in this volume, which is described as a supplement to the author's " Short History of the Hebrews," the same excellent qualities which we saw in the earlier work. Canon Ottley knows his subject thoroughly, and treats it with sober freedom. His exposition is, in fact, an admirable specimen of the Higher Criticism, exercised with discretion by one who is neither fettered by traditional beliefs, nor bent, as some of the critical school seem to be, on breaking with them altogether. We are not always in agreement with the conclusions reached. Some of the remarks about the divergences between Jeremiah and Isaiah, for instance, we are not disposed to accept; but the book as a whole we gladly welcome. It will surely help us to an eirenicon between two classes of Biblical students who are now too much in opposition.
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