they rejected him (as their Whole history proves, even without the evidence of Acts, that they were sure to do). It is hard to find a sufficient foundation for Dr. Clemen’s theory without the preliminary assumption that an early Christian must necessarily be incapable of taking a broad and unbiased view of history as a whole. Grant that assumption, and his theory is built up with marvellous skill, patience and ingenuity. . Our hypothesis is that Acts was