1 and 2 Samuel: A Commentary
in Library of Biblical Interpretation
Pages
376
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
10/1/1999
ISBN-13
9780310230229
A comprehensive introduction to the critical issues raised by scholarship on both books of Samuel. The often intricate problems are dealt with clearly and engagingly; the chapters deal with the Deuteronomistic History, the Shiloh tradition, the Ark narrative etc.
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Reviews
Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack) (Stephen B. Chapman)
September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021
Robert Gordon’s stand-alone commentary I & II Samuel (Zondervan, 1986; note: not his similarly titled OT Guides volume published by JSOT) is a little dated now. But Gordon treats both books of Samuel in a single volume, offers solid translational assistance throughout, and conducts his exegesis in a theologically alert fashion. See especially his discussion of “David and Christ” as a typology entailing contrast as well as similarity.
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