NICOT: 1 Samuel

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.
'In the Old Testament we read GodÉs word as it was spoken to his
people Israel. Today, thousands of years later, we hear in these thirty-nine
books his inspired and authoritative message for us.' These twin convictions,
shared by all of the contributors to The New International Commentary on
the Old Testament, define the goal of this ambitious series of
commentaries. For those many modern readers who find the Old Testament to be
strange and foreign soil, the NICOT series serves as an authoritative guide
bridging the cultural gap between todayÉs world and the world of ancient
Israel. Each NICOT volume aims to help us hear GodÉs word as clearly as
possible.
'A recognized expert in Ugaritic and modern linguistics,
Tsumura brings the full resources of both to bear in this remarkable commentary
based on a new interpretation of the Hebrew text of 1 Samuel. [...] An
essential starting point for future study of this biblical book.' -
Richard S. Hess
Series: New International Commentary on the Old Testament.
Recommended € 54,90