o2THE BIBLICAL WORLD FOR 19012 
Suggestions for a Biblical 
Catechism 
In September, the SAidblical 
World published a Symposium upon the 
advisability of using catechetical in- 
struction in the Sunday school. Rather 
unexpectedly, most, if not all, of the 
contributors to the Symposium favored 
such instruction. The Bidlcal World 
proposes during 1gor to ask fifty teach- 
ers and pastors, representing all schools 
of thought, to suggest what in their 
opinion would be the proper questions for 
such a catechism. These questions will be 
published each month. Could there be 
a more interesting experiment ? 
1900, 
Studies in Biblical Books, 
Passages, and Characters 
These studies will be interesting and 
brief—so brief, in fact, that they can 
be issued as leaflets for Bible classes 
and prayer meetings. If, as may be. 
this is something of an experiment, 
does it not at least seem to promise 
help in bringing variety into religious 
services ? 
Articles better adapted, perhaps, to 
those specially interested in critical 
study will deal with the highly interest- 
ing problems of Biblical Deutographs, 
as, for instance, the two forms of the 
Decalogue, and the two accounts of 
Christ’s cleansing the temple. 
Less technical articles will be numer- 
ous. Biblical study is something more 
than criticism and philology, and the 
Biblical World will endeavor to be inter- 
esting. 
Illustrated Articles on the 
Holy Land and its People 
will naturally be continued, for without 
them it would be impossible to help read- 
ers to that vivid sense of oriental life so 
much needed by all students of the Bible. 
Such matters as ‘“‘Totemism in the 
Old Testament,” “Demonology in the 
Apostolic Age,” “Is the Ethic of Jesus 
Practicable?” “ Apollonius, the Heathen 
Christ,” “The Romance of Paul and 
Thecla,” “Belief in the Resurrection 
among the Jews and Romans” —these 
are but a few of the topics to be handled 
by our contributors which cannot fail 
to be of the greatest interest to all 
readers of the Bible. 
Perhaps as important as any new fea- 
ture, if only it proves as successful as it 
is expected, will be the page or two de- 
voted in each number to 
Brief Meditations over Great 
Texts 
Exegetical studies will of course be 
given also, but these short studies of 
perhaps one hundred words will serve 
to stimulate religious meditation rather 
than give information. Such meditations 
as have been prepared have avoided 
both puerility and sentimentality. We 
believe they will all do so, and that 
the attempt to turn exegetical results 
into spiritual life will be successful. 
Editorials 
In the Editorials it is intended to 
avoid anything like essays, and to om 
suggestions which, it is hoped, will: 
e. In “Notes and Opia- 
ions”? especial attention will be paid ? 
current thought on biblical matters, 2° 
it is intended that such comments 45 
are made shall not fail to age 
unmistakably the judgments poles 
Editors. Similarly in the matter 
“Book Reviews” and “ Current 
ture” the aim will be to discover 
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