A Hiftory of the Apostles and Evangelifts, Writers of the
New Teftament. In three Volumes. Containing ge-
neral Observations upon the Canon of the New
Testament, and a Hiftory of the four Evangelists,
with the Evidences of the Genuinness of the four
Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles, the Times,
when they were writ, and Remarks upon them. By
Nathaniel LaRDNER, D.D. Lond. 1760.
THIS Book of Dr. Lardner, otherwife intitled the Supplement to the
Credibility of the Gospel Hiftory, was published in 1756-7. It is so full
and judicious on the Subject of the Canon of the New. Teftament, that
it may of itself be sufficient to give the Reader very fatisfactory In-
formation on that Point. Du Pin publifhed a complete' History of the
Canon and Writers of Books of the old and new Teftament, which
was tranflated into English, in 1699, 2 Vols. Fol. Bp. Cofin published
a Scholaftical Hiftory of the Canon of the Holy Scripture, in 1672,
4to. In Carpzovius's Introduction to the Canonical Books of the Ólá
Teftament, the Reader will find many learned Remarks on the Confti-
tution of the Canon of Scripture. He may alfo if he thinks fit, con-
fult Jones's full Method of fettling the Canonical Authority of the New
Teftament; Mills' Prolegomena; Richardfon's Defence of the Canon
of the New Teftament, against Toland; Dr. Clarke's Reflexions on
Amyntor, &c. Dr. Owen published a fenfible Tract in 1764, intitled,
Obfervations on the four Gospels, tending chiefly, to ascertain the
Times of their Publication, and to illuftrate the Form and the Manner
of their Compofition; his Scheme of the Times, &c. is printed at the
End of this Volume. Much Information on the fame Subject, may be
had in Macknight's Preliminary Differtations; in Michaelis's Intro-
ductory Lectures; in Georgii Pritii Introductio in Lectionem Novi
Testamenti, and in a Variety of other Authors.