which our hopes of a future lite have rested-the doctrine to wincп, in the hours of our labor, strife, and the weariness of our pilgrimage on earth, we have been accustomed to look for the reward of our faith and patient endurance: indeed, as the consummation of our desires and interest in Christ Jesus our Saviour. Upon a doctrine so grand in its object,—so rich in the anticipations which it awakens,-one so intimately and eternally connected with our final state, he who shall shed any additional light by the true exegesis of the symbols under which it is brought out upon the page of inspiration, who shall clear it in any degree of the VOL. V.-11 THE METHODIST QUARTERLY REVIEW. APRIL, 1845. EDITED BY GEORGE PECK, D. D. ART I.-Anastasis: or the Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Body, rationally and scripturally considered. "EOT owμa TVEνμATIKÓν.—Paul. By GEORGE BUSH, Professor of Hebrew, New-York City University. New-York and London: Wiley & Putnam. 1845. THERE are two considerations which will naturally command a large share of attention to the volume before us. The first is, the name of the author: and the second is, the nature of the subject upon which the book treats. Professor Bush has been widely and favorably known for several years, as a scholar and hermeneutical writer of no ordinary ability. His position in the literary world, therefore, entitles him to be heard upon any subject, to the investigation of which he may bring his learning and general talents. We cheerfully accord to him all the respect and deference to which, in consideration of his celebrity, he is entitled. And yet his eminent abilities ought not, and in justice to the interests of truth cannot, shield his opinions from the most searching examination; especially if they are put forth upon a subject of common interest: nay, upon one so grave and involving so much as do the doctrines of revelation. But the topic of his book presents even a stronger claim to examination than the name of the author. It treats, professedly, of a fundamental doctrine of the Christian revelation: one upon which our hopes of a future life have rested-the doctrine to which, in the hours of our labor, strife, and the weariness of our pilgrimage on earth, we have been accustomed to look for the reward of our faith and patient endurance: indeed, as the consummation of our desires and interest in Christ Jesus our Saviour. Upon a doctrine so grand in its object,-so rich in the anticipations which it awakens,-one so intimately and eternally connected with our final state, he who shall shed any additional light by the true exegesis of the symbols under which it is brought out upon the page of inspiration, who shall clear it in any degree of the VOL. V.-11 |