Berit Olam: 1 Samuel

by David Jobling

1 Samuel is a national autobiography of the Hebrew people. David Jobling reads 1 Samuel as a story that is complete in itself, although it is part of a much larger narrative. He examines it as a historical document in a double sense: (1) as a document originating from ancient Israel and (2) as a telling of the past. Organizing the text through the three interlocking themes of class, race, and gender, Jobling asks how this historical - and canonical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814650473
• ISBN13: 9780814650479
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"