The Temple, or the Tomb. By Charles Warren. (Bentley and.
Son.) —In this volume, Mr. Warren arraigns the view, set forth by Mr. Ferguson, who finds the site of the Holy Sepulchre in that of the Temple of Solomon. Mr. Ferguson's theory has a paradoxical look, regarded apart from all historical and traditional evidence. It is not there, certainly, that a reader fresh from the perusal of the account in the Gospels, would look for it ; indeed, his difficulty in accepting the traditional site is that it seems too near the city. This difficulty Mr. Warren examines at length, and does not consider formidable. Doubtless, his opinion is of great weight; and it has behind it the historical and traditional testimony in favour of the recognised site. It is impossible to help regretting, as one reads this volume, that even such a question as this cannot be discussed with more calmness and temper.
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