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The Road to Kingship: 1–2 Samuel (A People and a Land, 2) Paperback – March 3, 2020

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Ancient stories invoking contemporary questions and providing insight for an uncertain future

The Road to Kingship is the second volume in the A People and a Land trilogy and presents a chapter-by-chapter interpretation of 1–2 Samuel, based on the author’s translation. Johanna van Wijk-Bos reacquaints readers with familiar stories like David and Goliath while also introducing them to lesser-known biblical personalities like Doeg the Edomite and the wily servant Ziba. She offers guidance along the path taken by the Israelites during the rise of the united monarchy. 

The books of Samuel unfold before us with multiple voices. One voice endorses a spontaneous charismatic form of leadership, alongside another that argues for hereditary kingship. In listening to the different voices, we will prefer some rather than others; we may turn our backs on texts that sing a melody we are no longer able to join. As readers, we enter into the text with our questions and in our very questioning tentatively find a way forward and draw closer to the presence of the Most Holy.

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    416 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Eerdmans
  4. Publication date
    March 3, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0802877443
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0802877444
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Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos is Dora Pierce Professor ofBible and professor of Old Testament at LouisvillePresbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Anordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she isalso the author of Reformed and Feminist: A Challenge tothe Church and Reimagining God: The Case forScriptural Diversity."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eerdmans (March 3, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802877443
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802877444
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
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  • Heather Thiessen
    5.0 out of 5 stars A close reading of these fascinating figures ...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2023
    A continuation of the work begun in volume 1, here looking at the book of Samuel, from the story of Hannah through the stories of Saul, and almost the full story of David, as told in its various ways. This is a full course in reading, really, demonstrating what it means to pay attention to prose and to poetry, pacing, attention to detail, symbolism, the layers of meaning. Breathtaking, balanced in its treatment of these incredible characters, open to questions and possibilities and indicating where those lie most mysteriously. My favorite part is the argument about who might have, and could have, written the Court History of David!
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