I Samuel,  Vol. 8 (The Anchor Bible)
I Samuelis Volume 8 in the  Anchor Bible series of new,   book-by book  translations of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha.   In  his series debut, P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., has  written a volume of   interest and value to both the  scholar and the general    reader.McCarter's treatment ofI Samuelconsists    of:Introduction: review of the literary problems and    historical circumstances surrounding the writing of  the    book.Translation: fresh and authoratative, this new    translation ofI Samuelfully utilizes  for the first time   ancient manuscript fragments  found at Qumran.Textual    Notes: for the scholar, technical  information on the texts used   in the  translation.Notes: for the untrained  reader,   descriptions of people, places, customs,  and unusual features of the    language.Commentary: an explanatory  summary of each   passage of  translation.Maps: illustrating the book's    dramatic events.