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1 & 2 Samuel David G. Firth

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 8Publication details: Nottingham, England Apollos c2009Description: 614 p. 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780830825080
  • 0830825088
  • 9781844743681
  • 1844743683
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1325.53 .F57 2009
Contents:
Genre and purpose -- Composition -- Authorship -- Sources -- Date -- Key literary devices -- Structure -- Text -- Place in canon -- Central themes -- The reign of God -- Kingship -- Prophetic authority -- Text and commentary.
Summary: The books of Samuel contain two of the Bible's best known stories--David's encounter with Goliath and his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. However, the text does more than just tell stories, particularly of how first Saul and then David became king of Israel and the mistakes both made; it also offers a profoundly theological reflection on this formative part of Israel's history and an artistic telling of it. We are told how Israel's monarchy began: the way this is done points to the interpretation of these events. Thus, in this commentary, David G. Firth takes seriously the narrative techniques employed in and 2 Samuel. Arguing that the books are a carefully constructed, intentional unit for interpretation, he explores the central theme of how the reign of God is worked out in the interplay between king and prophet. --From publisher's description
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Book Book Reformational Study Centre Commentary 220.7 #COM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RSC042783

Genre and purpose. Composition. Authorship. Sources. Date. Key literary devices. Structure. Text. Place in canon. Central themes. The reign of God. Kingship. Prophetic authority. Text and commentary

Includes bibliographical reference (p. 551-577) and indexes.

Genre and purpose -- Composition -- Authorship -- Sources -- Date -- Key literary devices -- Structure -- Text -- Place in canon -- Central themes -- The reign of God -- Kingship -- Prophetic authority -- Text and commentary.

The books of Samuel contain two of the Bible's best known stories--David's encounter with Goliath and his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. However, the text does more than just tell stories, particularly of how first Saul and then David became king of Israel and the mistakes both made; it also offers a profoundly theological reflection on this formative part of Israel's history and an artistic telling of it. We are told how Israel's monarchy began: the way this is done points to the interpretation of these events. Thus, in this commentary, David G. Firth takes seriously the narrative techniques employed in and 2 Samuel. Arguing that the books are a carefully constructed, intentional unit for interpretation, he explores the central theme of how the reign of God is worked out in the interplay between king and prophet. --From publisher's description

Online version:: Firth, David G.: 1 & 2 Samuel.

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