The electronic edition of J. W. McGarvey's Short Essays in Biblical Criticism (Cincinnati, OH: The Standard Publishing Company, 1910) has been produced from a copy of the book held by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society.

      In the printed text, footnotes are indicated by printer's devices (asterisks and daggers); in the electronic text, they are treated as sequentially numbered endnotes. In the printed text, extended quotations are set in smaller type; in the elctronic text, they have been set off as block quotations. Pagination in the electronic version has been represented by placing the page number in brackets following the last complete word on the printed page. Inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography have been retained; however, corrections for misspellings and other accidental corruptions have been offered. Emendations are as follows:

            Printed Text [ Electronic Text
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 Table of Contents
 p. ix:     Rome, A Step Toward      263 [ Rome, A Step Toward      265

 Some Definitions. (January 7, 1893.)
 p. 5:      "Textual Criticism " [ "Textual Criticism."

 The Dates of Old Testament Books. (Jan. 28, 1893.)
 p. 12:     Jeroboam II [ Jeroboam II.

 Genesis According to Jesus. (March 11, 1893.)
 p. 27:     (Matt. 22:39). [ (Matt. 24:37-39).
 p. 29:     reailty [ reality
            (John 7:56). [ (John 8:56).

 Joshua and the Law of Moses. (May 20, 1893.)
 p. 31:     (7:25). [ (6:26).
 p. 32:     (Deut. 32:1-16). [ (Deut. 27:1-26).
 p. 34:     Deut. 21:22); [ Deut. 21:22, 23);

 A Specimen. (May 27, 1893.)
 p. 35:     than Mrs Hubbard [ than Mrs. Hubbard

 Center Shots from Hastings. (June 27, 1895.)
 p. 107:    Higher Critic, and [ Higher Critic," and

 Geo. F. Moore on Judges. (Nov. 9, 1895.)
 p. 114:    is clear to  e [ is clear to me

 Epitaph of an Agnostic. (Apr. 4, 1896.)
 p. 137:    best.' [ best."

 Joshua's Speech to the Sun and Moon. (Nov. 14, 1896.)
 p. 155:    OSHUA'S SPEECH [ JOSHUA'S SPEECH

 Lyman Abbott and Evolution. (Feb. 27, 1897.)
 p. 176:    spirit  Belief [ spirit. Belief
 
 Lyman Abbott on Sacrifice. (Jan 16, 1897.) 
 p. 181:    (2 Kings 3:17). [ (2 Kings 3:27).
            it "  How [ it." How

 Rationalism's Claim to Exclusive Scholarship. (Apr. 10, 1897.) 
 p. 198:    scioloist [ sciolist

 Professor Hommel's Protest. (July 21, 1897.)
 p. 218:    shall lead them [ shall lead them.

 The Theology of Hymns. (Oct. 2, 1897.)
 p. 237:    [Oct. 11, 1897.] [ [Oct. 2, 1897.]

 McGiffert's Apostolic Age. (Jan. 22, 1898.) 
 p. 276:    (Matt. 18:19). [ (Matt. 28:19).

 A Chronological Puzzle. (May 28, 1898.) 
 p. 295:    (9:10). [ (11:10).
 p. 296:    (9:14). [ (8:14).

 The Debt Acknowledged. (June 11, 1898.) 
 p. 301:    AKNOWEDGED. [ ACKNOWLEDGED.
            Brittanica [ Britannica
 p. 302:    Brittanica; [ Britannica;

 Did He Suffer the Penalty. (Dec. 17, 1898.) 
 p. 326:    than Jesus [ that Jesus

 A Very Serious Inquiry. (Dec. 10, 1898.)
 p. 329:    (Matt. 19:23). [ (Matt. 20:28).

 Is There a Lord's Supper? (Sept. 24, 1898.)
 p. 342:    (1 Cor. 10:23, 26), [ (1 Cor. 11:23, 26),

 Deborah's Forty Thousand. (June 1, 1901.)
 p. 368:    (Judg. 10:8). [ (Judg. 5:8)

 A Problem in Higher Criticism. (May 27, 1902.)
 p. 378:    (11:20). [ (11:29).

 The Time of the Public Entry. (Nov. 8, 1902.)
 p. 407:    (11:11) [ (11:11).

 Name the Prophets. (Feb. 21, 1903.)
 p. 420:    (5:30). [ (5:30, 31).
 

      The following entries have been added to complete the book's Table of Contents:

      An Index has been created for the electronic edition of this book. This should be considered a first draft of an index; the necessary refinements will have to wait for another time. In his essays, McGarvey usually mentions authors by title and last name only and works by short titles; in the index, the full names and titles have been supplied, using the Schaff-Herzog Encyclopædia of Religious Knowledge (New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1882) and the online library catalogs of Harvard and Yale Universities.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

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Created 10 December 1999.