“A work of gigantic industry, noble in outward form, of the highest rank in its contents, and, what is the chief point, it breathes the spirit of true faith in Christ. I have read enough of it to rejoice at such a magnificent creation, and especially to wonder at the extent of reading it shows. When I shall have occasion to revise my Hebrew New Testament, I hope to get much help from it.”

“The book is of value not merely to the theological student or student of history, but the family. It furnishes information which every one should possess, and which thoughtful people will be glad to gain from so agreeable a teacher.”

“The author has aimed at producing book of continuous, easy narrative, in which the reader may, as far as possible, see the Saviour of men live and move, and may hear the words he utters with the most vivid attainable idea of his circumstances and surroundings. The result is a work to which all Christian hearts will respond.”

“Dr. Geikie has performed his task—the most difficult in biographical literature—with great ability. His pages evince abundant and accurate learning, and, what is of even more consequence, a simple and cordial faith in the Gospel narratives. The more the work shall circulate, the more it will be regarded as a most valuable addition to a branch of sacred literature which ought in every age to absorb the best fruits of sacred scholarship, and to command the highest gifts of human genius.”

“Another invaluable contribution in proof of historical Christianity. It is a beautiful specimen of typography, and we anticipate for it an extensive circulation, to which it is entitled for its substantial worth, its erudition, its brilliant style, and its fervent devotion.”

“Dr. Geikie’s work is the result of much thought, research, and learning, and it is adorned with many literary excellences. It cannot fail to become a standard, for its merits are substantial, and its utility great.”

“A careful examination of Dr. Geikie’s work seems to prove, what might before have been doubted, that just such a work was needed to meet a real want; it successfully indicates its own right to be, by responding to the necessity that it discovers.”

“These fresh volumes are marked throughout by a humane and devout spirit. The work is sure to make for itself a place in popular literature.”—New York Times.

“In Dr. Geikie’s volumes the person and works of Christ receive the chief attention, of course; but the background is so faithfully and vividly drawn, that the reader is given a fresher idea of the central figure.”—New York Independent.

“A monument of industry and a mine of learning. The students of our theological colleges, ministers, and others, will find much of the information here given of great worth and novelty.”—Nonconformist.

“Dr. Geikie’s paraphrases are generally most excellent commentaries.

“An encyclopædia upon the life and times of Jesus Christ, but an encyclopædia which has an organic unity, pulsating with a true and devout spirituality of thought and feeling.”—London Christian World.

“His style is always clear, rising sometimes into majestic beauty. His most steady point of view is the relation of Christ to the elevation of the race, and he struggles to make clear the amazing richness of Christ’s new things—the profound character of his philosophy, and the practical humanity that wells up out of these great deeps.”—New York Methodist.

“The ‘Life of Christ’ may be fitly compared to a diamond with many facets. From every point of view, the light that streams forth upon us is beneficent. No two observers will probable ever catch precisely the same ray, but, for all who look with unclouded eye (whatever their angle of vision may be), there shines forth ‘the light of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.’ Without disparaging in any sense the noble labors of his predecessors, we think Dr. Geikie has caught a new ray from the ‘Mountain of Light,’ and has added a new page to our Christology which many will delight to read.”—New York Evangelist.

“The chief merit of Dr. Geikie’s volumes lies in the attention paid to the surroundings of our Saviour’s earthly life; so that the reader is presented with a picture of the Jewish people, national characteristics, social customs, and religious belief and ritual.

“It is with reluctance that we take leave of these splendid volumes, for it is an enjoyment to examine and a pleasant duty and privilege to commend them. We feel sure we could desire no more valuable and useful addition to Christian libraries.”—Episcopal Recorder (Philadelphia).

“If any one desires a reliable and intelligent guide in the study of the Gospel history, he cannot, we think, do better than take the graphic pages of Dr. Geikie. The American edition is got up most elegantly; the binding is very handsome, the paper good, the type large and clear; the engravings and maps are excellent. They are, indeed, two beautiful volumes.”—Evangelical Churchman (Toronto).

“Of all that has been written hitherto on that life, nothing seems to us to equal in beauty that which we find in the two magnificent volumes before us. They bring to view the social conditions in which Jesus made his appearance. They give us a vivid portraiture of those who were about him—both the friends and the enemies—the parties, the customs, the influences that prevailed.”—Episcopal Register (Philadelphia).