TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Bold text is denoted by =equal signs=. Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of the book. A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^{xx}. Breves and macrons are accurately represented (ă ĕ ā ē etc). The alef symbol ℵ is used on page 379. The tables in this book are best viewed using a monospace font. Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. THE BOOKS OF THE APOCRYPHA THEIR ORIGIN, TEACHING AND CONTENTS LIBRARY OF HISTORIC THEOLOGY EDITED BY THE REV. WM. C. PIERCY, M.A. _Each Volume, Demy 8vo, Cloth, Red Burnished Top, 5s. net._ VOLUMES NOW READY. THE PRESENT RELATIONS OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION. By the Rev. Professor T. G. BONNEY, D.Sc. ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. By Professor EDOUARD NAVILLE, D.C.L. MYSTICISM IN CHRISTIANITY. By the Rev. W. K. FLEMING, M.A., B.D. RELIGION IN AN AGE OF DOUBT. By the Rev. C. J. SHEBBEARE, M.A. THE CATHOLIC CONCEPTION OF THE CHURCH. By the Rev W. J. SPARROW SIMPSON, D.D. COMMON OBJECTIONS TO CHRISTIANITY. By the Rev. C. L. DRAWBRIDGE, M.A. MARRIAGE IN CHURCH AND STATE. By the Rev. T. A. LACEY, M.A. (Warden of the London Diocesan Penitentiary). THE BUILDING UP OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. By the Rev. Canon R. B. GIRDLESTONE, M.A. CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER FAITHS. An Essay in Comparative Religion By the Rev. W. ST. CLAIR TISDALL, D.D. THE CHURCHES IN BRITAIN. _Vols. I._ and _II._ By the Rev. ALFRED PLUMMER, D.D. (formerly Master of University College, Durham). CHARACTER AND RELIGION. By the Rev. the HON. EDWARD LYTTELTON, M.A. (Head Master of Eton College). MISSIONARY METHODS, ST. PAUL’S OR OURS? By the Rev. ROLAND ALLEN, M.A. (Author of “Missionary Principles”). THE RULE OF FAITH AND HOPE. By the Rev. R. L. OTTLEY, D.D. (Canon of Christ Church, and Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology in the University of Oxford). THE RULE OF LIFE AND LOVE. By the Rev. R. L. OTTLEY, D.D. THE RULE OF WORK AND WORSHIP. By the Rev. R. L. OTTLEY, D.D. THE CREEDS: THEIR HISTORY, NATURE AND USE. By the Rev. HAROLD SMITH, M.A. (Lecturer at the London College of Divinity). THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ST. PAUL (Hulsean Prize Essay). By the Rev. S. NOWELL ROSTRON, M.A. (Late Principal of St. John’s Hall, Durham). _The following works are in Preparation_:— RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: ITS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. By the Rev. Prebendary B. REYNOLDS. THE CHURCH OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE. By the Rev. C. R. DAVEY BIGGS, D.D. THE NATURE OF FAITH AND THE CONDITIONS OF ITS PROSPERITY. By the Rev. P. N. WAGGETT, M.A. THE ETHICS OF TEMPTATION. By the Ven. E. E. HOLMES, M.A.