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Saul was the first king of Israel 1029 1005 BCE His life was full of drama and tribulations and ended tragically The book of Samuel portrays Saul as a colorful personality with excesses as the classic tragic hero Moreover Saul s excellent virtues qualified him for the monarchy He had courage and military power Saul was modest and shy In contrast to the positive portrayal of Saul in some biblical narrative many other passages in the Hebrew Bible portray Saul negatively as a paranoid man who chased demons as obsessed with the pursuit of David Thus he struggles constantly with his own family members as well as his circle of friends From the battle at Michmas till the last day of his life fear is Saul s constant companion Readers of this volume will rediscover Saul will have a better understanding of his achievements and failures as the first king of Israel We trust that this study will afford a provocative and useful insight into the character of Saul God s First King The Story of SaulIn God s First King The Story of Saul author Shaul Bar seeks to rediscover Saul and to have a better understanding of his achievements and failures as the first king of Israel p xvii Being a professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Memphis one of the unique features of Bar s approach is to look at the subject from additional perspectives including those of the Talmud and the Midrashim ancient Jewish commentaries and the Jewish medieval commentators p xvi Of course Bar is also conversant with the modern scholarly literature on Saul and frequently interacts with it His study of Saul s kingship utilizes various approaches including literary historical and archaeological For the rest of the review click on the following link 1620324911