The Message of Samuel: Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power

by Mary J. Evans

Book Overview

Reading the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, we witness the transition of Israel from tribal confederacy to established monarchy. And, as Mary Evans shows in this passage-by-passage commentary, during such a transition questions of identity and power are unavoidable.In the aftermath of the decline of the judges, priests abuse their priestly privileges; a people covets the centralized authority of its impious neighbors; and a throne is won, forsaken, redeemed,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830824294
• ISBN13: 9780830824298
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"