Samuel
Sam·u·el 1
S0057300 (săm′yo͞o-əl)Sam·u·el 2
S0057300 (săm′yo͞o-əl)Samuel
(ˈsæmjʊəl)Sam•u•el
(ˈsæm yu əl)n.
| Noun | 1. |  Samuel - (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king |
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| 释义 | SamuelSam·u·el 1S0057300 (săm′yo͞o-əl)Sam·u·el 2S0057300 (săm′yo͞o-əl)Samuel(ˈsæmjʊəl)Sam•u•el(ˈsæm yu əl)n.
SamuelSamuel,two books of the Bible, originally a single work, called First and Second Samuel in modern Bibles, and First and Second Kingdoms in the SeptuagintSeptuagint[Lat.,=70], oldest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible made by Hellenistic Jews, possibly from Alexandria, c.250 B.C. Legend, according to the fictional letter of Aristeas, records that it was done in 72 days by 72 translators for Ptolemy Philadelphus, which ..... Click the link for more information. . They are considered part of "Deuteronomistic history," in which the book of DeuteronomyDeuteronomy , book of the Bible, literally meaning "second law," last of the five books (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. Deuteronomy purports to be the final words of Moses to the people of Israel on the eve of their crossing the Jordan to take ..... Click the link for more information. functions as the interpretive key for understanding Hebrew history. The books cover the careers of Samuel, Saul, and David (roughly the 11th cent. B.C.), as follows: first, Samuel's career and judgeship; second, the establishment of the Hebrew monarchy, with the anointing and subsequent success of Saul, followed by the anointing of David and the bitter rivalry between David and Saul; third, the reign of David, first at Hebron, then at Jerusalem; and, fourth, an appendix of various, unordered materials. Scholars have detected two main strands in the composition of the book, based on divergent attitudes toward the monarchical establishment. In both the books of Samuel and of Kings, the prophets represent the claim of the divine over human kingship. One section is said to be written by a contemporary of David, making it the oldest piece of Bible narrative. The prophet Samuel, fl. 1050 B.C., was the last judge of Israel and the first of the prophets after Moses. The circumstances of his birth, childhood, and vocation are told at the beginning of First Samuel. His judgeship was dominated by war with the Philistines, who captured the Ark of the Covenant. In his old age he agreed, at divine request, to the establishment of a king; he thus anointed Saul and remained chief prophet during Saul's reign. In this role he anointed David, and after dying, appeared to Saul at Endor. Samuel became a national hero and eventually a popular figure of Jewish legend. BibliographySee studies by P. K. McCarter (1980, 1984), J. Baldwin (1988), and W. Brueggemann (1990); R. Alter, The David Story (1999). See also bibliography under Old TestamentOld Testament, SamuelSamuelOld TestamentSAMUEL
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