I Samuelis Volume 8 in the Anchor Bible series of new, book-by book translations of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha. In his series debut, P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., has written a volume of interest and value to both the scholar and the general reader. McCarter's treatment ofI Samuel consists of: Introduction: review of the literary problems and historical circumstances surrounding the writing of the book. Translation: fresh and authoratative, this new translation ofI Samuelfully utilizes for the first time ancient manuscript fragments found at Qumran. Textual Notes: for the scholar, technical information on the texts used in the translation. Notes: for the untrained reader, descriptions of people, places, customs, and unusual features of the language. Commentary: an explanatory summary of each passage of translation. Maps: illustrating the book's dramatic events.