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The two books of Samuel narrate the establishment and expansion of the Kingdom of Israel. From Samuel’s providential birth, to his appointment of Saul as Israel’s first king, to the demise of Saul and the rise of David as his successor, I and II Samuel are filled with the stuff of Israel’s everyday experience. Religious, political, economic, military, agricultural, and many other features of the Middle Eastern landscape populate this sacred narrative.
A thorough analysis of textual and literary sources, as well as an examination of the larger ancient Near Eastern context of the period, leads P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., to descriptions of the people, places, customs, and noteworthy features of the language of I Samuel. For McCarter, a key issue is accounting for the historical circumstances that led to the composition of the books of Samuel. In dialogue with major schools of thought pertaining to the origin and transmission of I Samuel, the author offers his scholarly opinions on its composition. McCarter presents a unique new translation based upon the latest and most extensive textual sources available, including scrolls and fragments from Qumran. Furthermore, he disentangles the complicated textual history of Samuel.
A thorough analysis of textual and literary sources, as well as an examination of the larger ancient Near Eastern context of the period, leads P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., to descriptions of the people, places, customs, and noteworthy features of the language of I Samuel. For McCarter, a key issue is accounting for the historical circumstances that led to the composition of the books of Samuel. In dialogue with major schools of thought pertaining to the origin and transmission of I Samuel, the author offers his scholarly opinions on its composition. McCarter presents a unique new translation based upon the latest and most extensive textual sources available, including scrolls and fragments from Qumran. Furthermore, he disentangles the complicated textual history of Samuel.
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474 pages, Paperback
First published December 11, 1979
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February 9, 2024
M-am chinuit putin cu el, dar s-a meritat. Cautand un comentariu "calumea" pe 1 Samuel, cel din seria Anchor mi s-a parut cel mai serios. Cateva lucruri totusi:
1. Este un comentariu foarte tehnic - recunosc ca am sarit peste pagini, pur si simplu pt ca explicarea gramaticii ebraice in context nu merge fara sa stii ebraica bine.
2. Pe paginile cartii nu se gaseste teologie - in sensu de comentariu teologic. Ea apare doar atunci cand este vorba de anumite clisee compozitionale din text care arunca lumina asupra perceptiei israelitilor in legatura cu Yahweh. Mukt context, multa ebraica - mie mi-a convenit, pentru ca asta cautam.
3. Ca toate comentariile din seria Anchor, acesta vine cu o traducere a textului - traducere facuta aproape exclusiv dupa textul original. Asta inseamna ca impartirea pe versete difera (pe-alocuri) de cea pe care o gasesti de obicei in Biblie.
Anyway, un comentariu chiar bun, deschide mintea asupra a tot ce inseamna context cultural, istoric, lingvistic. Plus pt mine a fost un foarte bun starting point pentru a intelege mai bine "ipoteza documentara".
1. Este un comentariu foarte tehnic - recunosc ca am sarit peste pagini, pur si simplu pt ca explicarea gramaticii ebraice in context nu merge fara sa stii ebraica bine.
2. Pe paginile cartii nu se gaseste teologie - in sensu de comentariu teologic. Ea apare doar atunci cand este vorba de anumite clisee compozitionale din text care arunca lumina asupra perceptiei israelitilor in legatura cu Yahweh. Mukt context, multa ebraica - mie mi-a convenit, pentru ca asta cautam.
3. Ca toate comentariile din seria Anchor, acesta vine cu o traducere a textului - traducere facuta aproape exclusiv dupa textul original. Asta inseamna ca impartirea pe versete difera (pe-alocuri) de cea pe care o gasesti de obicei in Biblie.
Anyway, un comentariu chiar bun, deschide mintea asupra a tot ce inseamna context cultural, istoric, lingvistic. Plus pt mine a fost un foarte bun starting point pentru a intelege mai bine "ipoteza documentara".
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