1 and 2 Samuel: An Introduction and Commentary

by Joyce G. Baldwin

Book Overview

Recipient of a 1990 Christianity Today Critics' Choice Award! 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877842582
• ISBN13: 9780877842583
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.3"