There is nothing much more dangerous than to try and tell a Bible story. The stories of that Great Book are apt to take a very sharp revenge upon those who handle them in any new way. Mr. Church has achieved the dangerous feat and escaped the sharp revenge. The secret of his success is plain. He has not handled them in any new way. Wherever possible he has left the ancient words in all their dignity and pathos. He has simply selected, he has known what to omit. When it has been necessary to add or to explain he has remembered that he was upon holy ground. Probably all the stories he has told from other old records have trained him for his success in this new field, and disciplined his magnificent powers for the most arduous task of all. Anyhow, we give this book a right hearty welcome, and for the sake of pure religion, as well as for the glory of the English language fifty years from now, we hope it will become the meat and drink of our British youth.
–The Review of the Churches, Vol. 1
