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The Evolution of Early Christianity. By Shirley Jackson Case y 



Associate Professor of New Testament Literature in the 



University of Chicago. 



390 pages, ismo, cloth; $2.25, postage extra (weight 1 lb. 11 oz.) 



The beginnings of the Christian movement are here studied 

 from a wholly new point of view. By examining the actual 

 religious situation in which the Christians of the first century 

 lived, the author is able to shed fresh light on many parts of the 

 New Testament. Some of the subjects discussed are Christian- 

 ity's developmental nature, the importance of environment for 

 Christian origins, the early believers' Jewish connections and the 

 causes of their break with Judaism, their contact with various 

 gentile religions such as emperor worship, Stoicism and oriental 

 mystery cults, and the ultimate triumph of Christianity. 



Water Reptiles of the Past and Present. By Samuel Wendell 



Williston t Professor of Paleontology in the University < 

 Chicago. 



256 pages, royal 8vo., cloth; $3.00, postage extra 



A comprehensive volume of great scientific importance, by 

 the author of American Permain Vertebrates, which has become 

 a recognized authority in its field. The book discusses in sixteen 

 chapters the classification and skeletons of reptiles, their age, the 

 adaptation of land reptiles to life in the water, and the various 

 orders. 



The Lincoln and Douglas Debates. (Publications of the Chicago 



Historical Society.) By Horace White. 



With 4 plates, 32 pages, 8vo, paper; 25 cents, postpaid 29 cents. 



This account of the famous debates is notable because the 

 writer accompanied Mr. Lincoln on his tour of Illinois and re- 

 ported his speeches. Mr. White's later experience as editor of 

 the Chicago Tribune and of the New York Evening Post peculiarly 

 qualifies him for setting forth adequately the character and 

 effects of the debates. 



