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A New Commentary on Holy Scripture Including the Apocrypha was written by a variety of respected Anglican scholars and edited by Charles Gore, H. L. Goudge, and Alfred Guillaume. Created in the spirit of progressive criticism, this commentary posits conclusions that differ widely from the accepted views of the day. The scholars dedicated to this work believed that the Apocrypha was extremely...

By S. L. BROWN Apart from his name (‘Jehovah is God’) and that of his father, we know nothing of Joel except what we can gather from his book. From his frequent references to Zion, Jerusalem, and Judah, and from his familiarity with the Temple and its ministers, we may infer with confidence that his home was in Judah. Some would go further and assert that he was a priest in Jerusalem. The superscription gives no information as to the period during which he lived, but, in the opinion of almost