'Just a talker'
Sayings of John ('Rabbi') Duncan
By John M. Brentnall. Banner of Truth. 317 pages. £7.95
ISBN 0 85151 7269
There are times when you pick up a book and wonder where it's taking you; such was the reviewer's experience with this publication. I was not far into the journey, however, when I began to find treasures, at times almost unexpectedly, which encouraged me to read on.
John Brentnall has brought together the impromptu sayings of a gifted, eccentric, 19th-century, Free Church of Scotland professor. A useful short biographical introduction outlines the historical background in which John (Rabbi) Duncan lived, taught and preached, then 'some leading aspects of Dr. Duncan's life' consisting of sayings from others about this man of God, all helps to set the atmosphere in which these sayings were first heard.
