Notes on I Samuel (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

James Davies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330789741 ISBN 13: 9781330789742

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Notes on I Samuel

I. and II. Samuel make in the Jewish Canon but one book, bearing the prophet's name. The division of the work originated in the Septuagint and Vulgate versions, in which the two parts are called I. and II. Kings.

The authorship of Samuel is pretty clearly indicated in I. Chron. xxix, 29, - "Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer." It is generally supposed that Nathan, who lived on into Solomon's reign, compiled the work from three sources: -

1. The national annals kept by the scribes.

2. The special records of contemporary events written by Samuel, Gad, and himself. As Samuel's death is the first thing mentioned in I. Sam. xxv., we must limit his share in the narrative to cs. i.-xxiv. of that book.

3. Some collection of Hebrew poetry, - whence were taken, in I. Samuel, Hannah's Song, and the Chorus sung by the women in celebration of David's valour.

The title of the work may have been bestowed -

1. Because Samuel was the most distinguished of the writers contributing to it, or

2. Because he had so much to do with the most prominent persons and events in the book, especially with regard to the change of government.

The date of the compilation of Samuel is not known; it must, however, have been written in its present form before the death of David, since it does not narrate that event.

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James Davies, PhD, is a member of St Cross College, University of Oxford, where he also obtained his doctorate in social anthropology. He is a social anthropologist, a qualified and practicing psychotherapist working in the NHS, and a senior lecturer in the School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University (London).

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1330789741
• ISBN 13: 9781330789742
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 105