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The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif - Softcover

Verrett, Brian A.

 
9781725259843: The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1725259842 ISBN 13: 9781725259843
Publisher: Resource Publications, 2020

Synopsis

In this study, Brian A. Verrett argues that 1–2 Samuel contains a serpent motif by practicing biblical theology and literary criticism. This motif derives from the serpent in Genesis 3, and its function within the Samuel narrative is to heighten the reader’s anticipation in the coming messiah, who is the son of David and the seed of the woman from Genesis 3:15. This messiah will defeat the serpent and inaugurate his glorious reign over a renewed world. When 1–2 Samuel is read in this way, one appreciates previously unnoticed features of the text, understands aspects of the text that were formerly confusing, and rightly sees that the whole of 1–2 Samuel is a messianic document.

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About the Author

Brian A. Verrett is an elder at New Creation Church in Granville, New York. He is joyfully married to Angela and is the father of Lydia, Abigail, and Luke.

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Publisher
Resource Publications
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1725259842
ISBN 13 
9781725259843
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
214