Excerpt from Old Testament and Semitic Studies, Vol. 1: In Memory of William Rainey Harper This collection of papers is an unusual tribute to a strong and unique personality. It is Offered by a fellowship of scholars most Of whom were the personal friends Of President Harper, and many Of whom had come under the almost magical influence Of his teach ing. All are impelled by the desire to hor a fellow-student who has deserved well of learning. All are saddened by the thought that his last contribution has been made to the Old Testament and Semitic studies which he loved so ardently. His public connection with them covered more than twenty-five years, and the circum stances Of it appealed to the imagination. He was the representa tive, and indeed the embodiment, Of these studies for a large circle Of men and women who were introduced to them, directly and indirectly, through him. Some thus came to an intimate kwledge Of them. More reached superficial, though Often enthusiastic, acquaintance. Still Others merely watched the phemen, with keen interest, from without. For all Of these he held the middle of the field. He did thing for display, but everything for efficiency, and from this point of View his life was t only an achievement, it was an astonishing Spectacle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.