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1 Samuel as Christian Scripture: A Theological Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

This work by Stephen B. Chapman offers a robustly theological and explicitly Christian reading of 1 Samuel. Chapman’s commentary reveals the theological drama at the heart of that biblical book as it probes the tension between civil religion and vital religious faith through the characters of Saul and David.

prior to battle.36 Yet here, as in 1 Samuel 13, time and worship again collide. Because the Philistine camp is increasingly in disarray and there is an urgent need for his troops to react, Saul interrupts the priest before he can finish his ritual (14:19). At this point the contrast between Saul and Jonathan could not be sharper. Jonathan enters into battle prematurely in a worshipful spirit; Saul prematurely concludes worship in order to enter the battle. Saul’s forces are successful in spite of
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