This book includes essays detailing Saul's place within the biblical narrative and its constituent parts. The possibility of identifying a Saulide period in the archaeological record is also discussed. A number of essays look at more specific themes and passages within the Saul cycle, such as his heroic nature, kingship, war, and literary balance. The final section of the book looks at the place of Saul within the post-biblical interpretative traditions.Contributors: Carl S. Ehrlich, Avraham Faust, Siegfried Kreuzer, Steven L. McKenzie, Yairah Amit, Gregory Mobley, Christophe Nihan, Marsha C. White, Mark W. Hamilton, Samuel A. Meier, C. Mark McCormick, Gary N. Knoppers, Lous H. Feldman, Hanna Liss, Walid A. Saleh, Rüdiger Bartelmus, Sarah Nicholson, Marc Michael Epstein