The Book of 1 Samuel (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) - Hardcover

Tsumura, David Toshio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802823599 ISBN 13: 9780802823595

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2006

Synopsis

"David and Goliath", "The Call of Samuel", "The Witch of Endor", "David and Bathsheba" - such stories 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", where they are recorded, 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 the books of Samuel, David Tsumura sheds light on the background of "1 Samuel" by looking carefully at the Philistine and Canaanite cultures, and he untangles the difficult Hebrew text. Tsumura also discusses such fundamental matters as the date, literary structure, and purpose of "1 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.

About this title

About the Author:

David Toshio Tsumara 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0802823599
• ISBN 13: 9780802823595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 698