BY THE SAME AUTHOR Text Books on the Prayer Book FOR THE USE OF CANDIDATES AT THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS, AND OTHERS IS. The Morning and Evening Prayer and the Litany. Is. 6d. "Thank you very much for your useful little book. It ought to be of great value for an intelligent teaching of the Prayer Book."-The Right Rev. Bishop Creighton. "Many thanks for sending me a copy of your excellent book, which I think well calculated for its object."-Archdeacon Sinclair. "The book is one we can thoroughly recommend to the ordinary reader from first to last; its arrangement is such that the student finds his points ready to hand, and interestingly set out."-School Guardian. "From beginning to end the manual is excellent. . . . It needs only to be known to command a considerable sale. It deals fairly and straightly with the three offices."-School Guardian. "All the important dates and facts are mentioned. A knowledge of all that is so clearly set forth by the author would greatly aid the proper understanding and appreciation of the Prayer Book."-Church Review. "An excellent introduction to the critical study of the Prayer Book. Mr. Buss keeps the historical value of the English Liturgy well in view.' Educational Times. LONDON: RIVINGTONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT BY THE REV. SEPTIMUS BUSS, LL.B. RECTOR OF ST. ANNE AND ST. AGNES, LONDON, E,C. RIVINGTONS 34, KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN LONDON 1901 PREFACE WHEN reading the New Testament one cannot avoid being struck with the prominence of Roman customs throughout. This is, of course, to be expected, as Judæa was at that time under the direct government of Rome, being ruled by governors sent by the Emperor himself. Two events of this character arrest the attention of the least observant reader the trial of our Lord before Pilate, and St. Paul's appeals to his privileges as a Roman citizen. Other similar incidents speedily claim notice-Augustus's census of the Empire, the tribute due to Cæsar, the conduct of the provincial governors at Philippi and in other cities. And finally, numerous smaller details present themselves, all together combining to show how completely Roman law and custom dominated the very life of the people, in spite of their incongruity with the national character. In the following pages an endeavour has been made. to present these facts of Law and History in as concise a form as intelligible language will allow. GRESHAM STREET, E.C. SEPTIMUS BUSS. Red, MUT, 11-30-39 278590 |