1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone

by John Goldingay

Overview

Following on the heels of the successful New Testament for Everyone commentaries by N. T. Wright, John Goldingay, an internationally respected Old Testament scholar, authors this ambitious Old Testament for Everyone series. Covering Scripture from Genesis to Malachi, Goldingay addresses the texts in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply. Perfect for daily devotions, Sunday school preparation, or brief visits with the Bible, the Old Testament for Everyone series is an excellent resource for the modern reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664233792
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	02/16/2011
Series:	The Old Testament for Everyone
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. An internationally respected Old Testament scholar, Goldingay is the author of many commentaries and books.

Table of Contents

Maps viii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

1 Samuel 1:1-8: How Not to Display Accurate Empathy I 5

1 Samuel 1:9-11: Sour Hour of Prayer 8

1 Samuel 1:12-19a: How Not to Display Accurate Empathy II 12

1 Samuel 1:19b-24: It Takes a Miracle 16

1 Samuel 1:25-2:10: On Giving Up Your Son 20

1 Samuel 2:11-36: When Ministers Indulge Themselves 25

1 Samuel 3:1-4:1a: A Summons, Not a Call 29

1 Samuel 4:1b-22: The Splendor is Gone 33

1 Samuel 5:1-7:1: You Can't Mess with the Covenant Chest 37

1 Samuel 7:2-14: As Far as This Yahweh has Helped Us 40

1 Samuel 7:15-8:20: Appoint Us a King 44

1 Samuel 8:21-9:27: How Saul Lost Some Donkeys and Found More than He Bargained For 48

1 Samuel 10:1-16: Is Saul among the Prophets, Too? 53

1 Samuel 10:17-11:13: How Not to Evade the Draft 56

1 Samuel 11:14-12:25: Far Be It from Me to Sin by Not Praying for You 61

1 Samuel 13:1-22: When the King Has to Take Decisive Action 65

1 Samuel 13:23-14:52: The Fog of War 69

1 Samuel 15:1-33: When the King isn't Tough Enough 73

1 Samuel 15:34-16:23: Yahweh's Good Spirit and Yahweh's Bad Spirit 77

1 Samuel 17:1-54: How to Recycle Your Killer Instinct 81

1 Samuel 17:55-18:16: How to Be a Dysfunctional Royal Family 85

1 Samuel 18:17-19:24: Everyone is against Me 89

1 Samuel 20:1-21:16: Friendship 93

1 Samuel 22:1-23:24: David on the Run 97

1 Samuel 24:1-25:44: Fool by Name and Fool by Nature 101

1 Samuel 26:1-28:2: Who Can Lay Hands on Yahweh's Anointed and Get Away with It? 104

1 Samuel 28:3-29:11: What Do You Do When You're Desperate? 108

1 Samuel 30:1-31:13: A Last Act of Loyalty to Saul 112

2 Samuel 1:1-2:31: How are the Mighty Fallen 116

2 Samuel 3:1-4:12: The Struggle for Power 120

2 Samuel 5:1-25: On Following Up Your Good Ideas but Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously 124

2 Samuel 6:1-23: Little Things Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy 128

2 Samuel 7:1-29: A House and a Household 132

2 Samuel 8:1-10:19: The Peak of David's Achievement 136

2 Samuel 11:1-27: But the Thing David Had Done was Displeasing in Yahweh's Eyes 139

2 Samuel 12:1-15a: The Man Who Has Learned How to Be a Prophet 143

2 Samuel 12:15b-13:14: The Price the Family Begins to Pay 147

2 Samuel 13:15-14:24: The Grief of a Sister and the Strife between Brothers 151

2 Samuel 14:25-16:23: Absalom's Coup 155

2 Samuel 17:1-19:40: Wise Advice Treated as Folly 158

2 Samuel 19:41-21:22: Leaderly Calculation and Mother Love 162

2 Samuel 22:1-20: The God of the Storm 166

2 Samuel 22:21-51: I Have Kept Yahweh's Ways? 169

2 Samuel 23:1-38: The Last Words of David 173

2 Samuel 24:1-16a: I Would Rather Fall into God's Hands Than into Human Hands 178

2 Samuel 24:16b-25: I Will Not Offer Worship That Costs Me Nothing 182

Glossary 187

Editorial Reviews

"Goldingay writes for everyone as a master teacher, pastor, and friend. He makes sense of the strangest parts of the Old Testament and refreshes our understanding of the most familiar material." Pamela Scalise, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary Northwest.

"This series truly is for everyone who wants to grow in their understanding of the Old Testament." Tremper Longman, Professor of Old Testament, Westmont College, and author of Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind.



"These down-to-earth presentations, often illuminated by contemporary images and illustrations, offer reflections that can richly inform faith and life." Terence E. Fretheim, Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary.

"Goldingay brings to the task his great learning, his deep passion for faith, his informed imagination, and his attentiveness to contemporary life." Walter Brueggemann, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

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