First Book of Samuel
Published on 15. March 2007
627 pages
978-1-4674-2297-0 (ISBN)
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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.
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The First Book of Samuel
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04/2007
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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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.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- General Editor's Preface
- Author's Preface
- Abbreviations List
- Introduction
- I. Title
- II. Text
- III. Date and Authorship
- IV. Historical and Religious Background
- V. Grammar and Syntax
- VI. Discourse Analysis
- VII. Prose and Poetry
- VIII. Literary Structure and Themes
- IX. Theology of 1 Samuel
- X. Purpose of 1 Samuel
- XI. Outline of 1 Samuel
- XII. Select Bibliography
- Text and Commentary
- I. "Story of Samuel" - with the Embedded Story of "The Ark of God" (1:1-7:17)
- A. Rise of Samuel as Prophet (1:1-3:21)
- B. Story of the Ark of God (4:1-7:1)
- C. Judgeship of Samuel (7:2-17)
- II. - Transition to the Monarchy - (8:1-22)
- "Appoint Us a King" (8:1-22)
- III. "Story of Saul" (9:1-15:35)
- A. Saul Made King (9:1-11:15)
- B. Samuel's Address to Israel (12:1-25)
- C. Reign of Saul (13:1-15:35)
- IV. "Story of Saul and David" (16:1-31:13)
- A. Introduction of David (16:1-23)
- B. David and Goliath: Battle at the Valley of Elah (17:1-54)
- C. Saul, Jonathan, and David (17:55-18:5)
- D. Saul Becomes David's Enemy (18:6-30)
- E. Saul's Attempts to Kill David (19:1-21:1)
- F. David's Escape from Saul (21:2-26:25)
- G. David in Philistia (27:1-30:31)
- H. Death of Saul and Jonathan (31:1-13)
- Notes
- I. Index of Subjects
- II. Modern Authors
- III. Scripture References
- IV. Foreign Words
