St. John's Gospel. By Dr. Hans Munich Wendt. Translated by
Edward Lummis, M.A. (T. and T. Clark. 7s. Gd.)—Professor Wendt's theory is that the Gospel presents the phenomenon of two strata, one consisting of. notes and memoirs of very early origin, the other giving the additions of a later editor. (Matthew Arnold formulated a not dissimilar theory when he conjectured that the original document had been redacted by Ephesian elders, to whom, for instance, the frequent references to "the Jews" are probably due.) It may be argued with much force that the Fourth Gospel is either an original picture of Jesus or an imaginative sketch of later date. Any mean between these two would be more difficult to maintain than either of the extremes. We cannot find space for the analysis of Professor Wendt's arguments ; that they will repay a careful examination can hardly be docbted.
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