The First Book of Samuel (NICOT) ol-textbooks-ptc-151-dynamics-biblical-change A New Understanding of Community

A New Understanding of Community (2:6–16)

who has had long experience in pastoral ministry and seminary teaching

Designed to help modern readers understand and apply this biblical letter to their own lives--especially when it comes to fighting sin and interacting with a fallen world--this commentary by pastor Stephen Um explains the biblical text with clarity and insight

this book also contains sermons which will be a great comfort to those who are suffering

The First Book of Samuel (NICOT) ol-textbooks-ptc-151-dynamics-biblical-change A New Understanding of CommunityDavid and Goliath, the call of Samuel, the witch of Endor, David and Bathsheba such biblical stories are well known. But the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, where they are recorded, are among the most difficult books in the Bible. The Hebrew text is widely considered corrupt and sometimes even unintelligible. The social and religious customs are strange and seem to diverge from the tradition of Moses. In this first part of an ambitious two volume commentary