I & II Samuel : a commentary / A. Graeme Auld ; book design by Jennifer K. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auld, A. Graeme, author.

Contributor:

Cox, Jennifer K., book designer.

Series:

Old Testament library.

Old Testament Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Samuel--Commentaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (710 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this new addition to the Old Testament Library series, Graeme Auld writes, "This book is about David." The author demonstrates how all the other personalities in First and Second Samuel--including Samuel, for whom the books were named--are present so that we may see and know David better.These fascinating stories detail the lives of David, his predecessors, and their families. Auld explains that though we read these books from beginning to end, we need to understand that they were composed from end to beginning. By reconstructing what mus thave gone before, the story of David sets up and explains the succeeding story of monarchy in Israel.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COMMENTARY 1 Samuel 1�8 A Fresh Introduction""; ""1 Samuel 9�16 Two Kings Anointed by Samuel""; ""1 Samuel 17�24 Saul Rejected, David in Waiting""; ""1 Samuel 25�2 Samuel 3 End of Saul, Response of David""; ""2 Samuel 4�9 David Secures His Throne""; ""2 Samuel 10:1�13:33 Disloyalty and Disaster""; ""2 Samuel 13:34�20:19 David and Absalom""; ""2 Samuel 20:20�24:25 Concluding Perspectives""; ""Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources""; ""Index of Subjects and Authors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611643961

1611643961

OCLC:

923512633