Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Book of Samuel
Pages
516
Publisher
Varda Books
Published
1/1/2006
ISBN-13
978-1590458792
"A Legendary Classic"—this is what one astute Amazon reviewer called this masterpiece. One of the most accomplished and significant books ever written about the Bible, S.R. Driver's meticulously detailed reconstruction and analysis of Samuel has remained vital for over a century. Completely re-set anew and supplied by Varda Books with 17,863 hyperlinks to Hebrew-English Tanakh: the Jewish Bible, this edition of one of Driver's best works allows any scholar of the Bible and of Biblical Hebrew to take advantage of this masterpiece in the way never before possible. Brilliantly constructed, Driver's conclusions have on the whole withstood the test of time. This title is still frequently cited by others in books and scholarly articles. The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered decades after Driver's death, have for the most part only confirmed his ideas.
This work was originally published by Clarendon Press (Oxford) in 1913.
This work was originally published by Clarendon Press (Oxford) in 1913.
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Crux Sola (Nijay Gupta's Blog) (Stephen B. Chapman)
September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021
S. R. Driver’s Notes on the Hebrew Text and Topography of Samuel (2nd ed., 1913) is a classic still worth every Hebrew student’s attention. Read it for Driver’s insights about Hebrew syntax, not his text-critical proposals (which were eclipsed by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls). Driver really was that good!
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