The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. 1 Samuel, like each commentary in the series, is designed to serve the church--providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.  
  
__Praise for 1 Samuel in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible__   
"Francesca Murphy is at her perceptive and witty best in 1 Samuel. Her truly remarkable breadth of reading, awareness of the ambiguity of both power and vision, love of scripture, and sense of what the church is about today make this a powerful and relevant contribution to the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. I thoroughly recommend her volume."--__Iain Torrance__, Princeton Theological Seminary  
  
"The preaching of any scripture requires that we read it in the midst of the one long theological conversation that is the church. Francesca Aran Murphy does this for us with her commentary on 1 Samuel. She pays fastidious attention to the theological readings passed down to us throughout the centuries, from Origen to von Balthasar. She does not discard the modern hermeneutic; rather, she uses it in the service of doing faithful theology for our time. By tracing the 'many little dramas' of 1 Samuel, Murphy unfurls the story of God's drama with Israel in a way that illumines what today we might rightly call 'the political.' As a result, the ancient riches of 1 Samuel are opened up in profound new ways for the challenge of being the church that we face today."--__David Fitch__, Northern Seminary  
  
General editor: __R. R. Reno__ (Creighton University)  
Series editors: __Robert W. Jenson__ (Center of Theological Inquiry)  
__Robert Louis Wilken__ (University of Virginia)  
__Ephraim Radner__ (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto)  
__Michael Root__ (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary)  
__George Sumner__ (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto)

__Francesca Aran Murphy__ (PhD, King's College, London) is professor of systematic theology at the University of Notre Dame and the author of several books, including Christ the Form of Beauty. She previously taught at the School of Divinity, History, and Philosophy, University of Aberdeen.

__Praise for previous volumes in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible__   
"\[In Jonah, Phillip\] Cary writes with an energy and clarity rarely found in biblical commentaries of any type. . . . Cary works his way through the text phrase by phrase, with an eye for allusions and intertextual echoes; these often fund his theological reflections. He, appropriately in my opinion, blurs the distinction between interpretation and theology. . . . If . . . you want a sustained theological theme played out over the course of interpreting a text, then this volume will both edify and repay repeated reading."--__Stephen Fowl__, Catholic Biblical Quarterly "Phillip Cary's commentary on the book of Jonah combines profound exegesis with original insights that could serve both the biblical scholar and the layperson. . . . Cary does end on a hopeful note in helping us rediscover that Christians and Jews can rejoice in the graces that they have both received from God. It is a hermeneutical conclusion that brings to an end this thought-provoking commentary. . . . A fine contribution to the field of exegesis on the book of Jonah. Phillip Cary does not simply repeat what others have written. He opens the way to some new possibilities in the interpretation of the book of Jonah for Christians today."--__Jacek Stefanski__, Review of Biblical Literature "One of the great strengths of Ephraim Radner's Leviticus commentary is his commitment to giving unrelenting attention to the materiality of the text, its reasonings, and the way of life it exhibits--all of which make it possible for Christians better to see how Jesus might be seen as performing the logic and reasoning of the Levitical text itself."--__Jacob Goodson__, Modern Theology

This addition to the well-received Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers theological exegesis of 1 Samuel. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.  
  
"The Brazos Commentary offers just the right level of light to make illuminating the word the joy it was meant to be."--__Calvin Miller__, author of A Hunger for the Holy and Loving God Up Close

This addition to the well-received Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a theological exegesis of 1 Samuel.

Series Preface  
Author's Preface  
Abbreviations  
Introduction  
Series One: Grace and Nature (1 Samuel 1-3)  
Series Two: The Carnival of the Ark (1 Samuel 4-7)  
Series Three: Charismatic Kingship (1 Samuel 8-12)  
Series Four: Downfall (1 Samuel 13-15)  
Series Five: Memory and History (1 Samuel 16-20)  
Series Six: Wisdom and Fools (1 Samuel 21-27)  
Series Seven: The Death of the Brother (1 Samuel 28-31)  
Bibliography  
Subject Index  
Scripture Index

Murphy, Francesca Aran

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

SERIES PREFACE 

ABBREVIATIONS 

INTRODUCTION 

SERIES ONE: GRACE AND NATURE 1 SAMUEL 1–3

SERIES TWO: THE CARNIVAL OF THE ARK 1 SAMUEL 4–7

SERIES THREE: CHARISMATIC KINGSHIP 1 SAMUEL 8–12

SERIES FOUR: DOWNFALL 1 SAMUEL 13–15

SERIES FIVE: MEMORY AND HISTORY 1 SAMUEL 16–20

SERIES SIX: WISDOM AND FOOLS 1 SAMUEL 21–27

SERIES SEVEN: THE DEATH OF THE BROTHER 1 SAMUEL 28–31

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Back Cover

This addition to the well-received Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers theological exegesis of 1 Samuel. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.  
  
"The Brazos Commentary offers just the right level of light to make illuminating the word the joy it was meant to be."--Calvin Miller, author ofA Hunger for the HolyandLoving God Up Close

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