A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 7: Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical, With Special Reference to Ministers and Students

Excerpt from A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 7: Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical, With Special Reference to Ministers and Students

This volume of the American edition of Lange's Biblework, being the seventh of the New Testament Division, embraces the following Epistles of St. Paul:

Galatians. By Otto Schmoller, Ph. D., of Urach, Wurtemberg. Translated by C. C. Starbuck, A. M., with additions by M. B. Riddle, D. D.

Ephesians And Colossians. By Karl Braune, D. D., General Superintendent of Altenburg, Saxony. Translated, enlarged and edited by M. B. Riddle, D. D.

Philippians. By Dr. Braune. Edited, with additions, by Prof. Hackett, D. D., formerly of Newton Centre, now of the Theological Seminary at Rochester, N. Y.

The Epistle to the Ephesians had been originally assigned to Prof. Dr. Hitchcock, of Union Theological Seminary, New York, but, much to the regret of the general editor, Dr. H. was obliged to abandon the task on account of illness. This interruption and the absence of Dr. Riddle in Germany have caused some delay in the publication of the volume.

The translation was prepared from the last editions of the original. The additions were made with constant reference to the best German as well as English and American commentators, especially to Alford, Ellicott, Lightfoot, Eadie and Hodge. Dr. Eadie's work on the Galatians appeared after this part of the volume was in type. Dr. Schenkel's commentaries on the Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians(1862, 2d ed., 1867), - originally apart of the Biblework, but replaced since, for reasons connected with the theological change of the author, by those of Dr. Braune - were also consulted throughout. Braune is an able, careful, concise, sound and judicious exegete. Special attention was paid to the enlargement of the Textual and Exegetical departments. Where the translators differ from the German authors, the reasons are generally given.

Upon the whole, the additions amount to about one third of the volume, and will commend themselves to the judgment of competent readers as a valuable improvement.

The New Testament part of this laborious work is now drawing to a close. The Commentaries on the Gospel of John, and on Revelation will complete it. The former is far advanced and, if the Lord spare the health and strength of the general editor, will be finished during the coming winter. The commentary on Revelation has not yet appeared in German, but may be expected in a few months, and will be immediately taken in hand. The last part will also contain a complete and careful Index of all the volumes on the New Testament. The Old Testament is progressing more slowly, yet as fast as the nature of the work will admit.

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