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The First Book of Samuel (New International Commentary on the Old Testament)
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Stories such as those of David and Goliath, the call of Samuel, the witch of Endor, and David and Bathsheba are among the most famous from the entire ancient world. Though these stories are memorable and easy to follow, however, the books of 1 and 2 Samuel are among the most difficult ones in the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew text is widely considered corrupt and sometimes even unintelligible. The social and religious customs are strange and seemingly divergent from the tradition of Moses. In this first volume of an ambitious two-volume commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel, David Tsumura sheds light on the background of 1 Samuel with a look at the Philistine and Canaanite cultures and untangles the Hebrew text's infamous cruxes. Tsumura also discusses such fundamental matters as the date, literary structure, and purpose of Samuel to show that obedience to the word of God is the necessary condition for a king to be acceptable to the God of Israel. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 698
Dimensions: Length: 1.75" Width: 6.5" Height: 9.25"
Weight: 2.6 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Nov 1, 2006
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN 0802823599
EAN 9780802823595
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 | Excellent commentary for wrestling with the meaning of the text May 3, 2008 |
| Having used a number of different commentaries over the years when preaching through Samuel I have found this commentary in a league of its own. The author seriously engages with the text itself rather than overly dwelling on the textual issues which though of some importance become very frustrating when they dominate in a commentary. He brings insight and conveys the sense that he genuinely likes the first book of Samuel. I unreservedly recommend it and look forward to his second volume. | | | | A magnificent work from the long-accomplished Mar 31, 2007 |
At last a conservative, semi-technical commentary on 1 Samuel (2 Samuel to follow)! Tsumura unravels the difficult Hebrew text, paying attention to the Canaanite and Philistine cultures which serves as the backdrop to this enigmatic book. His knowledge of ancient Semitic languages, Hebrew poetry, and discourse analysis are brought to bear in this tour-de-force.
Previously, he has authored The Earth & the Waters in Genesis 1 & 2 (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament), Creation And Destruction: A Reappraisal of the Chaoskampf Theory in the Old Testament; a study which upholds the biblical concept of creation ex nihilo (from nothing) rather than an earth formed from primeval chaos, and co-edited "I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood": Ancient Near Eastern, Literary, and Linguistic Approaches to Genesis 1-11 (Sources for Biblical and Theological Study Old Testament Series). | | | Write your own review about The First Book of Samuel (New International Commentary on the Old Testament)
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