Poe UNV ee Ee CO: CALC AGO PRESS 
CONSTRUCTIVE BIBLE STUDIES 
{[London: Downie] 
NEW BOOKS 
The Life of Jesus 
By HERBERT W. GATES 
Teacher’s Manual, $1.00 Pupil’s Notebook, 50 cents 
N attempt has been made to furnish a course that shall give occupation for hand and 
eye as well as for brain, that shall be sufficiently varied in treatment to sustain inter- 
est, and that shall result in a clear, vivid conception of the life and character of Jesus Christ, 
so far as these may be grasped by pupils of twelve and thirteen years. The test already 
given these lessons has proved that such results can be secured through intelligent use. The 
book is now being issued in quarterly parts. 
A Short History of Christianity in the Apostolic Age 
By GEORGE HOLLEY GILBERT 
250 pages, with 32 illustrations, 8vo, cloth; postpaid $1.00 
HE aim of this book, which is intended as a companion-volume to The Lije of Christ, 
by Burton and Mathews, is to furnish Bible students a guide in their investigation 
of the apostolic age. As in that volume, the needs of students in academies and colleges, 
and in the advanced classes in Sunday schools, have been constantly kept in mind. The 
author, who is a trained scholar and a teacher of vast experience, cherishes the same ideal of 
thorough, constructive study of the Bible which dominates the former volumes of the series, 
laying stress on the necessity of developing in the pupils a taste and capacity for independent, 
first-hand acquaintance with the material. The book is divided into parts, chapters, and 
sections, the limits of which are determined by the nature and relations of the events and 
literature to be studied. 
The Constructive Bible Studies are the outgrowth of the conviction that the prevailing 
systems of Sunday-school instruction are insufficient to meet the growing demands of the 
times. Believing the Sunday school to be the great educational branch of the church, the 
editors have sought to produce a series of religious textbooks, based on the fundamental 
laws laid down by trained educators. One of the most important of these laws is the prin- 
ciple that the curriculum must be adapted to the capacity of the pupils, giving to each grade 
work which is suited in material and method of treatment to the stage of development of 
the pupils. The studies comprise four series, each Seba pemarie. to a definite stage of 
development in the pupil. 
The Kindergarten Series takes up work of a more general character, dealing with the funda- 
mental facts of the Bible and the religious life. 
The Elementary Series is intended as an aid in broadening the view of the Bible as a whole, 
and as an introduction to the study of particular books. 
The Secondary Series has for its object a closer acquaintance both with the biblical material 
and with religious concepts. 
The Advanced Series has been planned with a view to promoting a more minute exami- 
nation of the historical data, and naturally invites a discussion of current religious prob- 
lems and the various attempts at their solution. 
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