I Samuel, Vol. 8 (The Anchor Bible)

I Samuel, Vol. 8 (The Anchor Bible)

<i>I Samuel</i> is Volume 8 in the  Anchor Bible series of new, book-by book  translations of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha. In  his series debut, P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., has  written a volume of interest and value to both the  scholar and the general  reader.<br><br>McCarter's treatment of <i>I Samuel</i>  consists  of:<br><br><i>Introduction</i> : review of the literary problems and  historical circumstances surrounding the writing of  the  book.<br><br><i>Translation</i> : fresh and authoratative, this new  translation of <i>I Samuel</i> fully utilizes  for the first time ancient manuscript fragments  found at Qumran.<br><br><i>Textual  Notes</i> : for the scholar, technical  information on the texts used in the  translation.<br><br><i>Notes</i> : for the untrained  reader, descriptions of people, places, customs,  and unusual features of the  language.<br><br><i>Commentary</i> : an explanatory  summary of each passage of  translation.<br><br><i>Maps</i> : illustrating the book's  dramatic events.