| The First Book of Samuel Contributor(s): Tsumura, David Toshio (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802823599 ISBN-13: 9780802823595 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $55.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Historical Books - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - Historical Books - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 222.430 |
| LCCN: 2006039029 |
| Series: New International Commentary on the Old Testament |
| Physical Information: 1.68" H x 6.58" W x 9.5" (2.59 lbs) 720 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tsumura, David Toshio: - David Toshio Tsumura is professor of Old Testament at Japan Bible Seminary, Tokyo, chairman of the Tokyo Museum of Biblical Archaeology, and editor of Exegetica: Studies in Biblical Exegesis. |