SAMUEL, SAUL AND DAVID—AROUND THESE FIGURES CLUSTER MEMORABLE STORIES AND EPOCHAL EVENTS. YET THESE STORIES ARE PART OF A LARGER STORY OF GOD, ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS. IN THIS COMMENTARY JOYCE DALDWIN TAKES US BEHIND THE FAMILIAR TO EXPLORE THE MEANING OF THE BIBLICAL HISTORY OF ISRAEL’S VITAL TRANSITION FROM A CONFEDERATION OF TRIBES TO NATIONHOOD UNDER A KING.

BIBLE STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS WILL FIND THAT THIS commentary provides an excellent introduction to the critical issues of authorship, date, composition and structure of Samuel, as well as an able discussion of its theological themes. Written in a clear and straightforward style, here is a worthy addition to the acclaimed Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries.

Joyce G. Baldwin, former principal of Trinity College, Bristol, also wrote the commentaries on Dnaiel, Esther, and Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi in this series.