Abstract

Fragments of Christian History

This article presents information on the book "Fragments of Christian History, to the Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire," by Joseph Henry Allen. It is informed that the said book at the time of its first appearance, in 1861, failed of the recognition it deserved, mainly because the time on which it fell was singularly barren of all interest in Old Testament studies. A new edition of this book has appeared within a few years with an introduction setting forth the bearings of the more recent criticism of the Old Testament, especially that of the Dutch school, on the conclusions which the author had embodied in his work. The publication of this new edition coinciding with a profound revival of interest in Old Testament studies, it is to be hoped that the book has now met with that measure of appreciation which it has merited from the first.