Word That Liveth

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 208, 3 September 1938, Page 10 (Supplement)

Word That Liveth

AMONG the many things that have been published in connection with the recent commemoration of the fourth centenary of the Reformation and the English Bible, one that has been given permanent form is a contribution on the meaning of the Bible by Dr. S. C. Carpenter, Dean of Exeter. It was written at the request of the National Council formed to commemorate the quatercentenary, and is published by Eyre and Spottiswoode under the title "The Living Word." Though it is but a slim volume it is packed with an astonishing amount of matter, its aim being to help those who desire to "verify" the value of the Bible and to use it "as intelligently as may be." Dr. Carpenter stresses the fact that the Bible is a whole literature in itself, and that ite various books were the work of many centuries. He gives some idea of their chronological order, supplemented by brief notes on most of them, and shows how they can best be read, and what may be gained by reading them. Among other things, he explains what is meant by higher criticism. The book is. open-minded, is written in a chatty, unconventional style, and will help to make the Bible better understood by readers in need of guidance.