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Bede: On First Samuel (Translated Texts for Historians, 70) Paperback – August 26, 2019

by Scott DeGregorio (Translator), Rosalind Love (Translator)
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The Old Testament book 1 Samuel (known as 1 Kings in modern Bibles) contains one of the most dramatic stories in the Old Testament, with its tense narrative about Israel’s first attempts to govern itself by kingship, and a cast of famous characters who drive the story ― the priest and prophet Samuel, the tragic figure of King Saul, and chiefly David himself, the youngest son of Jesse, who slays the Philistine’s champion, Goliath, and gains God’s favour in replacement for Saul.

The Venerable Bede (672-735 AD), Anglo-Saxon England’s foremost interpreter of the Bible, wrote many commentaries on the Old Testament, but his treatment of 1 Samuel stands out in particular: it is one of his longest commentaries, one of his first sustained attempts to deal with the Old Testament without support from an earlier commentary, and one of the few commentaries he wrote that can be dated precisely. Bede sets out to read the story of 1 Samuel as full of details which demonstrate the prophetic nature of Old Testament history, an attempt that is boldly experimental in its application of the allegorical method of interpretation.

Historically, the commentary is of special interest for its detailed reference to the departure of Abbot Ceolfrith from Wearmouth-Jarrow in June 716 AD, which has allowed scholarship to firmly date the work and explore some potential links to the turbulent political scene in Northumbria that marked that decade. This English translation is the first rendering of the Latin into another language. The translation is preceded by a substantial introduction that places the work in the context of Bede’s oeuvre, discusses his sources and exegetical methods, and offers a reading of the work’s contemporary context in the light of current scholarly debate.

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    Liverpool University Press
  4. Publication date
    August 26, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    8.2 x 1.2 x 5.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1789621224
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1789621228
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‘DeGregorio and Love have produced a valuable contribution to Bede studies and studies of early medieval religion more generally, making accessible and comprehensible a work that has much to say but which would otherwise invite too few readers.’
James T. Palmer, Speculum



'On First Samuel is a very welcome contribution to the Translated Texts for Historian series and to Bedan scholarship more generally. The commentary’s value as a historical source is made explicit in the authors’ outstanding introduction, and this book will appeal to a broad audience with diverse interests in early English culture, intellectual history, and historical theology.' Meredith Cutrer, Comitatus 52

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?DeGregorio and Love have produced a valuable contribution to Bede studies and studies of early medieval religion more generally, making accessible and comprehensible a work that has much to say but which would otherwise invite too few readers.?
James T. Palmer, Speculum



'On First Samuel is a very welcome contribution to the Translated Texts for Historian series and to Bedan scholarship more generally. The commentary?s value as a historical source is made explicit in the authors? outstanding introduction, and this book will appeal to a broad audience with diverse interests in early English culture, intellectual history, and historical theology.' Meredith Cutrer, Comitatus 52

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liverpool University Press (August 26, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 584 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1789621224
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789621228
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.64 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.2 x 1.2 x 5.8 inches
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Stefano Nikolaou
5.0 out of 5 stars Bede at his Best
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Anglo-Saxon England was a bit of a cultural backwater so that makes Bede's intellectual legacy even more astonishing. He was author of a multitude of Biblical commentaries, including this one of the Book of Samuel. I'm so glad that these commentaries are slowly being translated into English by the people at Liverpool University Press in the 'Translated Texts for Historians' series.

Bede was well read in Latin and Greek authors so you get a fairly sober commentary with some grammatical remarks, historical comments and moral/ethic exhortations. In all the best that Medieval scholarship has to offer. There aren't a lot of Patristic commentaries on the historical books of the Old Testament so this makes this translation even more valuable. Bede makes not claims to originality but synthesises his sources (he names many) in a coherent manner. This book is a verse by verse commentary.

Bede is too often dismissed as a chronicler due to his history of the English church (which is well worth reading) but he is more than that. Reading this translation will dispel some misconceptions about the early Medieval world. Bede is devoted to Scripture but he isn't a Protestant. He is using Latin but he is a man from a humble background. Latin was simply the language of learning. He is an example of a pre-denominational scholar who wrote before England was torn apart by rival theologies of self-interested 'experts' during the Reformation. Why Bede isn't cited more is beyond me? Take advantage of this translation and add the works of Bede to your theological library.
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