Summary This later Old Testament Library volume on Samuel is a large academic commentary aimed at readers who want sustained engagement with the text across both books. It is strong…
Bible Book: 1 Samuel
I and II Samuel
Summary This older Old Testament Library volume covers both Samuel books in a single academic treatment. It approaches the narratives with seriousness, moving through the rise of kingship, the tragedy…
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel
Summary This volume gathers early Christian commentary on the narrative books from Joshua through Ruth, presenting a wide selection of extracts that reflect the moral and theological concerns of patristic…
1 Samuel
Summary This 1 Samuel volume reads the book as a theological account of leadership, covenant identity, and the troubled birth of monarchy. It pays attention to the narrative craft, to…
1 Samuel
Summary First Samuel is a book of transitions, from judges to kingship, from scattered leadership to central authority, and from hope to painful lessons about the kind of king Israel…
1 Samuel, ESV Expository Commentary
Summary 1 Samuel, ESV Expository Commentary gives us a clear, church facing exposition of 1 Samuel. John L. Mackay writes with a calm hand, and the ESV Expository Commentary series…
1 Samuel
Summary We find this commentary to be a clear guide for preaching 1 Samuel, keeping the narrative flow visible and helping us see what the Lord is teaching through leadership,…
1 & 2 Samuel
Summary We find Havilah Dharamraj’s treatment of Samuel in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries a careful and pastorally alert guide to these foundational books. She reads the narrative with sensitivity…
1 & 2 Samuel
Summary We find Joyce G. Baldwin’s 1 & 2 Samuel in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries series a steady companion for reading the passage in front of us, then carrying…
1 and 2 Samuel
Summary We find Bill T. Arnold’s 1 and 2 Samuel in the NIV Application Commentary series a strong resource for preaching a long narrative with theological coherence. Arnold helps us…