Barbara Green, OP, Ph.D., is professor of Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. She is editor of the Interfaces series published by Liturgical Press and author of several books within the series including: King Saul's Asking and From Earth's Creation to John's Revelation: The Interfaces Biblical Storyline Companion.

Green's reading of Saul is effective. It both provides a novel perspective on Saul with many fine insights and spurs me on to reread 1 Samuel and beyond with her mode of interpretation in hand.The Bible and Critical Theory

• ContentsPreface   ixIntroductionWhat Are We Asking?   xiiiCHAPTER ONEAsking a Child (1 Samuel 1-3)   1CHAPTER TWOSeeking a Refuge (1 Samuel 4-7)   19CHAPTER THREERequest for a King (1 Samuel 8-12)   33CHAPTER FOURObedience Wanted, Wanting (1 Samuel 13-15)   45CHAPTER FIVESuspecting the Dreaded (1 Samuel 16-19)   61CHAPTER SIXFutile Searching (1 Samuel 20-23)   77CHAPTER SEVENSensing the Silent (1 Samuel 24-26)   91CHAPTER EIGHTFinal Questions (1 Samuel 24-2 Samuel 1)   105Conclusion   119Bibliography   127

Barbara Green, OP, Ph.D., is professor of Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. She is editor of the Interfaces series published by Liturgical Press and author of several books within the series including: King Saul's Asking and From Earth's Creation to John's Revelation: The Interfaces Biblical Storyline Companion.

Green's reading of Saul is effective. It both provides a novel perspective on Saul with many fine insights and spurs me on to reread 1 Samuel and beyond with her mode of interpretation in hand.The Bible and Critical Theory

• ContentsPreface   ixIntroductionWhat Are We Asking?   xiiiCHAPTER ONEAsking a Child (1 Samuel 1-3)   1CHAPTER TWOSeeking a Refuge (1 Samuel 4-7)   19CHAPTER THREERequest for a King (1 Samuel 8-12)   33CHAPTER FOURObedience Wanted, Wanting (1 Samuel 13-15)   45CHAPTER FIVESuspecting the Dreaded (1 Samuel 16-19)   61CHAPTER SIXFutile Searching (1 Samuel 20-23)   77CHAPTER SEVENSensing the Silent (1 Samuel 24-26)   91CHAPTER EIGHTFinal Questions (1 Samuel 24-2 Samuel 1)   105Conclusion   119Bibliography   127

Barbara Green, OP, Ph.D., is professor of Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. She is editor of the Interfaces series published by Liturgical Press and author of several books within the series including: King Saul's Asking and From Earth's Creation to John's Revelation: The Interfaces Biblical Storyline Companion.

Green's reading of Saul is effective. It both provides a novel perspective on Saul with many fine insights and spurs me on to reread 1 Samuel and beyond with her mode of interpretation in hand.The Bible and Critical Theory

• ContentsPreface   ixIntroductionWhat Are We Asking?   xiiiCHAPTER ONEAsking a Child (1 Samuel 1-3)   1CHAPTER TWOSeeking a Refuge (1 Samuel 4-7)   19CHAPTER THREERequest for a King (1 Samuel 8-12)   33CHAPTER FOURObedience Wanted, Wanting (1 Samuel 13-15)   45CHAPTER FIVESuspecting the Dreaded (1 Samuel 16-19)   61CHAPTER SIXFutile Searching (1 Samuel 20-23)   77CHAPTER SEVENSensing the Silent (1 Samuel 24-26)   91CHAPTER EIGHTFinal Questions (1 Samuel 24-2 Samuel 1)   105Conclusion   119Bibliography   127