The First book of Samuel
By: David Toshio Tsumura.
Series: The new international commentary on the Old Testament
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 698
ISBN-13: 9780802823595
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Samuel, 1st -- Commentaries
Description: David and Goliath, the call of Samuel, the witch of Endor, David and Bathsheba--such biblical stories are well known. But the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, where they are recorded, are among the most difficult books in the Bible. The Hebrew text is widely considered corrupt and sometimes even unintelligible; the social and religious customs are strange and seem to diverge from the tradition of Moses. In this first part of an ambitious two-volume commentary on the books of Samuel, David Toshio Tsumura sheds considerable light on the background of 1 Samuel, looking carefully at the Philistine and Canaanite cultures, as he untangles the difficult Hebrew text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Title; title: Text; title: Date and authorship; title: Historical and religious background; title: Grammar and syntax; title: Discourse analysis; title: Prose and poetry; title: Literary structure and themes; title: Theology of 1 Samuel; title: Purpose of 1 Samuel; title: Outline of 1 Samuel; title: Select bibliography; title: Text and commentary.