I Samuel : a new translation with introduction, notes and commentary / P. Kyle McCarter, Jr.

Other author McCarter, P. Kyle (Peter Kyle), 1945- translator, commentator.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew Haven & ; London : Yale University Press, 1980.
PublicationLondon : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://doi.org/10.5040/9780300261196?locatt=label:secondary_theologyAndReligionOnline
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Uniform titleBible. Samuel, 1st. English. McCarter. 2021.
Variant title 1 Samuel
Variant title 1st Samuel
Variant title First Samuel
SeriesAnchor Bible ; 8
Anchor Yale Bible ; 8
Anchor Yale Bible Commentary Series
Bible. English. Anchor Bible. 1964 v. 8. ^A37894
Bible. English. Anchor Yale Bible. 2008 v. 8. ^A1190557
Abstract The two books of Samuel narrate the establishment and expansion of the Kingdom of Israel. From Samuel's providential birth, to his appointment of Saul as Israel's first king, to the demise of Saul and the rise of David as his successor, I and II Samuel are filled with the stuff of Israel's everyday experience. Religious, political, economic, military, agricultural, and many other features of the Middle Eastern landscape populate this sacred narrative. A thorough analysis of textual and literary sources, as well as an examination of the larger ancient Near Eastern context of the period, leads P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., to descriptions of the people, places, customs, and noteworthy features of the language of I Samuel. For McCarter, a key issue is accounting for the historical circumstances that led to the composition of the books of Samuel. In dialogue with major schools of thought pertaining to the origin and transmission of I Samuel, the author offers his scholarly opinions on its composition. McCarter presents a unique new translation based upon the latest and most extensive textual sources available, including scrolls and fragments from Qumran. Furthermore, he disentangles the complicated textual history of Samuel.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 20 September 2021).
Genre/formCommentaries.
ISBN9780300261196
ISBN(print)
Standard identifier# 10.5040/9780300261196

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