Author:
According to the contents of the book, its author should be Samuel.
Time of Writing:
The eleventh century B.C., after the rule of the judges and in the time of the kings (cf.
4:22).
Place of the Record:
Moab (
1:1) and Bethlehem in Judah (
1:22).
Time Period Covered:
About eleven years (
1:4;
4:13), from about 1322 B.C. to about 1312 B.C.
