Shmuel I: I Samuel

The ArtScroll Series presents the comments of the classic giants of ancient and contemporary times in a logical, comprehensible manner, like a master teacher on an exciting voyage of intellectual discovery. Entire Hebrew text reset in clear modern type Flowing English translation Commentary anthologized from 2,000 years of Talmudic and Rabbinic sources Overviews exploring the hashkafah/philosophical background of each volume. The Book of Samuel introduced a new era in the history of Israel. The era of the Judges was ending and the era of the monarchy was about to begin. Samuel, one of the greatest of all the prophets, led the nation tirelessly, not only to victory over the Philistines and the return of the captured Holy Ark, but to new spiritual heights. And then the people demanded a king, "like all the neighboring nations." Had they lost faith in the prophet, or even worse, in Hashem? Samuel anointed Saul as the first king, a man who was "head and shoulders abov

Publisher:

Mesorah Pubns Ltd

Pages:

650

Date Published:

2011