Vol 04 - HAGGAI.

HAGGAI.

872 GRYNAEUS (JOHN JAMES, D.D. 1540 — 1617). Haggeus, the Prophet; a most plentiful Commentary, gathered out of the Publique Lectures of Dr. J. J. Grynaeus. 12mo. Lond., I586.

Grynaeus was a voluminous author, and commented on most of the books of Scripture, but only this work has been turned into English, and it is now seldom met with 873 MOORE (T. V., D.D., of Richmond, Va., U.S.) Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. A New Translation, with Notes.

8vo. New York, 1856; Lond., x858. 5/-to 6/6. A capital book. Most useful to ministers.

874 PILKINGTON (Bishop). See under Obadiah, No. 843.

8’.75 RAINOLDS (JoaN, D.D.) Haggai; Interpreted and Applyed.

4to. 1613 and 1649. For Reprint, See No. 844.

Rainolds was the tutor of Hooker, and had a main hand in our authorised version of the Bible. Bishop Hall says, “the: memory, the reading of that man were near a miracle.” We ought to be enraptured with a Commentary from such a divine, but we confess that we are not.

876 BLAYNEY (BENJAMIN, D.D.) Zechariah. A New Translation, with Notes. 4to. Oxf, x797. 3/6. This learned author writes after the manner of Lowth, but has neither Lowth’s taste nor poetic vein. His notes will not suggest sermons, but will be philologically useful if cautiously read.

85— HENGSTENBERG (E. W.) In his “Christology” (for which See No. 67) Hengstenberg has given a thorough and elaborate exposition of the greater part of Zechariah and Malachi. He is too grammatical and dry to be generally interesting.

878 KIMCHI (DAVID. A celebrated Spanish Rabbi. Died about x24o). Commentary on Zechariah. Translated from the Hebrew by Rev. A. M’Caul, A.M. 8vo. Lord., x837. 1/6. This enables the English reader to see how the Jews themselves understood the Prophets, and this is worth knowing.

879 MOORE (T. V.) See under Haggai, No. 873.

88:0 PARK (I. R., M.D.) An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi on the Messiah’s coming; with an entirely new Exposition of Zechariah.

8vo. Zonal., 1832. 2/- The words “entirely new exposition” put us on our guard, and did not entice us to read. The caution was needful. This author explains the prophecy spiritually, and asserts that “the spiritual is the most literal interpretation.” We more than doubt it.

88x PEMBLE (WILLIAM, M.A. Puritan. 1591 — x623). A Short and Sweet Exposition upon the First Nine Chapters of Zechariah. In his Works. Folio. Oxf, 1659, and Lond., 1635. 3/6 to 5/-

Richard Capel says: “Amongst the hardest bookes of Scripture the Prophets may have place, and amongst the Prophets, Zechary is a deepe, wherein an elephant may swimme, and therefore I cannot but commend the wisdom of that man of God (the author of this booke), who bestowed his; learning and his paines to open the mysteries of this Prophecie. Death ended his dayes ere he could quite finish his worke, and great weakncss hindered an intended supplement.” Pemble was a learned Calvinistic divine, and his writings are highly esteemed, but not very captivating.

882 STONARD (JOHN, D.D. I769 — I849). Commentary on Zechariah, with a Corrected Translation, and Critical Notes. 8vo. ]-.on&, I824. 4/- An earnest attempt to expound this prophecy; we do not think the author has succeeded, but he has written some good things.

883 WARDLAW (RALPH, D.D.) Lectures on Zechariah. [Posthumous Works, Vol. III.] Cr. 8vo. 3/6. Edinb., A. Fullerton & Co. I862. S. 2/6.

Written in the Doctor’s old age; but we prefer it, in some respects, to other volumes of his lectures. We always consult it.