Chapter XXXIII: Appendix: I

A PRACTICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

Books for Constant Reference. The complete text of the biblical writings of the post-exilic period are found in Volumes II to VI of the _Student's Old Testament_. A careful, thorough résumé of the history is contained in Riggs's _History of the Jewish People during the Maccabean and Roman Periods_. Professor Bevan, in his _Jerusalem Under the High Priests_, presents, especially from the ecclesiastical point of view, a fresh survey of the history during the Greek and Maccabean periods. The geographical background may be studied either in George Adam Smith's _Historical Geography of the Holy Land_ or in Kent's _Biblical Geography and History_.

Additional Books of Reference: Introductions and Commentaries. In addition to the standard Old Testament introductions by McFadyen, Cornill, and Driver, the collection of monographs in Professor Torrey's _Ezra Studies_ will be found especially valuable. The introduction, as well as the critical notes, in the brief yet scholarly volumes of the _New Century Bible_ are exceedingly useful for the general reader. More fundamental are the volumes in the _International Critical Commentary._ The introductions to the different books in Hastings' _Dictionary of the Bible_ and the _Encyclopedia Biblica_ are clear, concise, and written from the modern point of view.

Jewish and Contemporary History. The thorough student of this period will find a wealth of suggestive material in Smith's _Old Testament History_ and in Schürer's monumental work, _A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ_. The later development of Israel's religion is presented in Marti's _Religion of the Old Testament_, in the first part of Toy's _Judaism and Christianity_, in Bousset's _Judaism_, and in Charles's _Eschatology, Hebrew, Jewish and Christian_. An excellent survey of the contemporary history of the period is to be found in the _History of the Ancient World_ by Goodspeed or in Meyer's _Ancient History._ A more detailed treatment of the contemporary history will be found in the _History of Greece_ by Curtius or by Holm. The _History of Rome_ is fully traced in the monumental works of Mommsen or Gibbon or the more recent study in _The Greatness and Decline of Rome_ by Ferrero. Briefer but equally reliable histories of Rome are those by Botsford, Horton, and Seignobos.

II

GENERAL QUESTIONS AND SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH

The General Questions, as in the preceding volumes, follow the main divisions of the book, and are intended to guide the student in collecting and co-ordinating the more important facts presented in the biblical text or in the notes.

The Subjects for Special Research are intended to guide the reader to further study in related lines, and, by means of detailed references, to introduce him to the most helpful passages in the best English books of reference. In class-room work many of these topics may be profitably assigned for personal research and report. The references are to pages, unless otherwise indicated. Ordinarily, several parallel references are given that the student may be able to utilize the book at hand. More detailed classified bibliographies will be found in the appendices of Volumes II-VI of the author's _Student's Old Testament_.

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