{"product_id":"1-and-2-samuel-9780830842582","title":"1 and 2 Samuel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stories of Samuel, Saul, and David are among the most memorable in the Old Testament.\u003c\/b\u003e Yet the lives of these individuals are bound up in the larger story of God's purpose for his people. In this Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, V. Philips Long explores the meaning of the biblical history of Israel's vital transition from a confederation of tribes to nationhood under a king. He shows how attending to the books of Samuel repays its readers richly in terms of literary appreciation, historical knowledge, and theological grounding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The \u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural \u003ci\u003eAnalysis\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. \u003ci\u003eAdditional Notes\u003c\/i\u003e provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: \u003ci\u003eContext\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMeaning\u003c\/i\u003e. The goal is to explain the true meaning of the Bible and make its message plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. Philips Long is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Regent College, Vancouver. His books include The Reign and Rejection of King Saul: A Case for Literary and Theological Coherence, The Art of Biblical History, the edited volumes Israel's Past in Present Research and Windows into Old Testament History, and 1 and 2 Samuel in the Illustrated Bible Background Commentary.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510549745938,"sku":"9780830842582","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e88d862-0962-45d4-b8df-03560fe55505.jpg?v=1730928564","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/1-and-2-samuel-9780830842582","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}