Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

Volume 8

General Editor: Donald J. Wiseman

1 and 2 Samuel

An Introduction and Commentary

Joyce G. Baldwin

Inter-Varsity Press, England

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© Joyce G. Baldwin 1988

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First published 1988

Reprinted in this format 2008

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

UK ISBN: 978-1-84474-263-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Baldwin, Joyce G.

1 and 2 Samuel: an introduction and commentary / Joyce G. Baldwin.

p. cm.—(Tyndale Old Testament commentaries; v. 8)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8308-4208-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Bible. O.T. Samuel—Commentaries. I. Title.

BS1325.3.B35 1988

222’.407—dc22

88032895

US ISBN: 978-0-8308-4208-7

CONTENTS

General preface

Author’s preface

Chief abbreviations

Introduction

The books of Samuel and their place in the longer history

Composition and authorship

Theology

Text

Analysis

Commentary

Additional notes

The temple of the Lord at Shiloh

Excavation of early Jerusalem

The Bathsheba incident

Maps

Israel in the time of David

Wars during the reign of David

GENERAL PREFACE

The aim of this series of Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, as it was in the companion volumes on the New Testament, is to provide the student of the Bible with a handy, up-to-date commentary on each book, with the primary emphasis on exegesis. Major critical questions are discussed in the introductions and additional notes, while undue technicalities have been avoided.

In this series individual authors are, of course, free to make ...

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About 1 and 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Commentary

The stories of Samuel, Saul and David are among the most memorable in the Old Testament. Yet the lives of these individuals are wound up in the larger story of God’s purpose for his people. Looking beyond the well-known surface of these stories Joyce Baldwin explores the meaning of the biblical history of Israel’s vital transition from a confederation of tribes to nationhood under a king. Bible students at all levels will find that this commentary provides an excellent introduction to the critical issues of authorship, date, composition and structure of Samuel, as well as an able discussion of its theological themes. Written in a clear and straightforward style, here is a worthy addition to the acclaimed Tyndale Commentary series.

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