The growing needs of Sunday-school work pro duced in Ana•riea a elass of popular exegetical works for the use of teachers and older scholars in the school, such as Barnes's (died 1870) Notes on the New Testament (New York, 1832-52) ; Jacobus's (died 1876) Notes on the Gospels (ib., 1848-56) and Acts (ib., 1859). At the present time in Great Britain these needs are met by such series as the Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students, edited by Alarcus Dods and Alexander Whyte (London, 1879-85) ; The Cambridge Bible for schools and Colleges, edited by J. J. S. Pero•ne (ib., 1878-1001) • also by the same editor The Cambridge Greek ; for Schools and Colleges (ib., 1881-91). In America E. N. Peloubet has produced since 1875 a series of eompilative Notes on the Sunday School Lessons. In the same popular line, though for more general use, are: in Great Brit ain. The Pulpit Commentary (ISSO sqq.) edited by Canon Spence and J. S. Exell: The Library Commentary, by Jameson, Fausset, and Brown (1871); Commentary for English Readers (Lon don, 1877-79), by Bishop Ellicott; Biblical Museum (1871-81), edited by J. C. Gray; 7'he Expositor's Bible (London, 1888 et seq.), edited by W. Robertson Nicoll. In America: Com mentary on the Old and New Testaments (New York, 1874-86), edited by D. D. Whedon: Bible Work (ib., 1887 et seg.), by J. G. Butler. For more advanced scholarly use is The Holy Bible (Speaker's Commentary, London, 1871-82 ) , edited by Canon Cook (died 1889). In the front rank of critical and exegetical scholarship of the present time stands The International Critical Commen tary (New York, 1895 et seq.). The New Testa ment books so far produced are: Mark, by E. 1'. Gould (died 1902) ; Luke, by Alfred Plummer; Romans, by Sanday: Philippians and Philemon, by 'Marvin R. Vincent; Ephesians and Colossians, by T. lc. Abbott; Peter and Jude, by Charles Bigg. With this may be ranked. in a way, the more concise but none the less schol arly reworking of Alfo•d's Greek Testament, un der the title. The Expositor's Greek Testament (London, 1897 et seq.), edited by W. Robertson Nicoll; the books thus far produced are: The Synoptic Gospels, by A. B. Bruce; John's Gospel, by Marcus Dods; R. J. Knowling; Ro mans, by James Denny; 1. Corinthians, by C. G. Findlay. More controversial, but also scholarly, may be added, International Handbooks to the New Testament (London, 1900 et seq.), edited by Orello Cone; the books thus far published are: The Synoptic Gospels, by George L. Cary; Thessalonians, by James Drummond; Hebrews, Colossians, Ephesians. Philemon, Pastorals, James, Peter and Jude, by Orello Cone.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. Old Testament Introductions: Bibliography. Old Testament Introductions: Baudissin ( Leipzig, 1901) , Meek (1860; 6th ed., by Wellhausen, Berlin, 1893), Cornill (1891; 4th ed. Freiburg. 1896), Davidson (London, 1862), Driver (1891; 8th ed. New York, 1898), Eichhorn (1780; 4th ed. Giatingen, 1824). Horne ( ISIS; 10th ed. by Davidson, London.
1856), Neil (1855; 3d ed. Frankfort, 18731.
Kiinig ( Leipzig. 189:I), Reuss (1881: 2d ed.
Brunswick, 1890), Strack (DM; 4th ed. Munich. 1895), Vatke (ed. by ]'reins, Bonn, 1886), de Wette (1806; Sth ed., by Schrader, Valle, 1869). New Testament Intro:111(.6)ns: Bacon (New York. 1900), Bleek (I862; 4th ed., by Mangold, Berlin, 1886), Davidson (1868: 3d ed. London. 1894), Godet (Eng. trans.. Edinburgh, 18911, Hilgenfehlt (Halle, 1875), lloltzniann (1885: ad ed. Freiburg, 1892), .1tilieher 0891, 4th ed.
Leipzig, 1901), Reuss (1842; Oth ed. Brunswick, 1887), Salmon (1885; 7th ed. London, 1894), Weiss (1886: Eng. trans., Edinburgh, 1888), Zahn (Erlangen, 1897). Other works: Briggs, Biblical Study (New York, 1883), and General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture New York, 1899) ; Diestel, Ucschichtu (ks otter Testaments in der ehristlichoi Kirche (Jena, 1869) ; Farrar,•The History of Interpretation, Bampton Lectures for 1885 (London, 1886), containing (pp. 479-91) an exhaustive bibliog raphy of general exegesis for the respeetive lec tures; Fiirst, Bibliotheca Judaica (Leipzig, 1863 ) ; G insburg, Introduction to the ilassorctic Critical Edition of the Hebrew Bible (London, 18:17 ) ; Hody, be Biblionon Tca.libus (Ox ford. 1705); Hofmann, Biblisehc Hermencutik ( Nardlingen, 1880 ) ; ruiner, Ifermcneutik des Scum Testaments (English Translation, An dover, 1890) ; Kaulen, Einlcitung in die hcilige Schrift (1876, 3d ed., Freiburg, 1893); Kuenen, Historisch•Kritisch Onderzock (1861-65; 2d ed., by Matthes, Leyden. 1893) ; Lange, Grundriss der biblischen flermencutik (Bonn, 1878) ; Rosenmilller, Historia Interpretationis Librorum Sacroruni in Ecclesia Christi (Hildburgshausen, 1795 - 1814 ) ; Schaff. Theological Prom•dentic (New York, 1892); Simon. Histoirc critique du vieux testament (1678, 2d ed., Rotterdam, 1685)'; Robertson Smith, The Old Testament in the Jewish Church (1S81 ; 2d ed., Edinburgh, 1892L; Swete, An introduction to the Old Testament In Greek (London, 1900) ; Wolf, Bibliotheca He bruica (Jena, 1715-33), continued by Blither as Nova Bibliotheca Hebraica (ib.. 1783-84) ; ler, Handbuch der theologisehen Wissenschaften (Nordlingen, 1890). Consult also the Church histories for the periods involved.