Samuel: The Man of God - Couverture souple

Bar, Shaul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1666716642 ISBN 13 : 9781666716641

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2022

Synopsis

Samuel, the man of God, was instrumental in the transition of a loose confederacy of Hebrew tribes to a centralized monarchy. The book of Samuel starts with his birth and ends with Saul’s death on Mount Gilboa. The character of Samuel, who has been equally compared to Moses and Aaron, serves as a link between the various stories. In two major speeches Samuel rejects the idea of monarchy; still, as a loyal servant of the Lord, he anoints Saul as the first king of Israel and later, he anoints David. Why did Samuel vehemently reject the idea of kingship? Did Samuel have his own agenda, and was his opposition to the monarchy motivated by his own personal aspiration? There are several titles that label him: priest, prophet, seer, judge, and “the man of God.” Who was Samuel? Nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible is there a description of a person such as Samuel, who was raised from the grave and delivered a message of doom. Readers of this volume will rediscover Samuel through a better understanding of achievements and failures.

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À propos de l'auteur

Shaul Bar is Chair of Excellence in Judaic Studies at the University of Memphis, and is the author of A Letter That Has Not Been Read: Dreams in the Hebrew Bible (2001), I Deal Death and Give Life (2010), God's First King: The Story of Saul (2013), Daily Life of the Patriarchs (2014), A Nation Is Born: The Jacob Story (2016), The Samson Story: Love, Seduction, Betrayal, Violence, Riddles, Myth (2018), and Isaac: The Passive Patriarch (2019).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1666716642
• ISBN 13: 9781666716641
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
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