Article: Nathan's Oracle (2 Samuel 7) and Its Interpreters

Article: 1 and 2 Kings: A Commentary
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the whole people), exilic Kings seeks to explain the catastrophic...dynasty. The insertion of 2 Samuel 21-24 allowed 1 Kings 1-2 to become a new introduction...preexisting Solomonic History (1 Samuel 1-2 Samuel 9; 2 Samuel 13-20; 1 Kings 1-10). It traces Solomon...

Article: Kings
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      51 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 Kings (kingz) Bible 1. either of two books (1 Kings, 2 Kings) which give the history of the reigns of the Jewish kings after David 2. in the Douay Bible, any of four books called 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings in other versions Copyright ...

Article: 1 Samuel
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......about David's middle years (2 Samuel 11-20). These narratives preserved...Record, which is the core of 1 Samuel 1-2 Kings 10. (Readers will be familiar...Late Ninth Century Document [1 Samuel 1-2 Kings 10] [CBQMS 17; Washington, DC...

Article: Samuel, Kings and Chronicles: A Harmony of Histories
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Samuel, Kings and Chronicles: A Harmony of Histories...his essential need-the complete text of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles in order and without alteration...harmonies of William D. Crockett (A Harmony of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles [Grand Rapids: Baker, 1951...

Article: Samuel
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible;      385 words ......son of Elkanah and Hannah, Samuel was Israel's leader in the...monarchic period. The books of Samuel preserve various traditions...actors in their narrative, Samuel illustrates some of the key...and Elisha ; he rebuked both kings and people for their violations...difficult to say much about ...

Article: 2 Samuel
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......text as text. To avoid misunderstanding, in these two Samuel volumes the subhead Meaning is used here in place of Intention...verbatim significant portions of the Author's Preface from 1 Samuel in this second work, and an interesting addition to the preface of 2 Samuel echoes the same sentiment. In the ...

Article: The Turn of the Cycle: 1 Samuel 1-8 in Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......reference; Genesis-Kings is temporally one-dimension...Hebrew Bible. Thus, 1 Samuel 1-7 needs to be read...unit to include 1 Samuel 8. Looking at shifts...within the Genesis-Kings narrative, he identifies 1 Samuel 1-8 as part of two...on the agenda of 1 Samuel 1-8 and asserts ...

Article: The First Book of Samuel.(Book review)
Hebrew Studies Journal;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......within the Samuel History (1 Samuel 1-7), followed by a Story...Story of Saul and David (1 Samuel 16-31). Of these blocks, the...the Story of King David (2 Samuel 1-20), in particular by means...13-16). The framework of 2 Samuel 21-24 is viewed as an epilogue...Solomon's accession narrative ...

Article: 2 Samuel.(Book review)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the sources of 2 Samuel. He has reexamined...20-23; 2 Sam 9-20; 1 Kings 1-2) as a basic literary...literary growth of 2 Samuel is Campbell's postulating...from 1 Sam 1:1-1 Kings 11, written by prophetic...Campbell's analysis of 2 Samuel is the so-called...Deuteronomy through 2 Kings, ...

Article: II Samuel 21-24. Context, Structure and Meaning in the Samuel Conclusion
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......contribution to the study of the structure and theology of 1-2 Samuel in this "slightly revised" version of his Ph.D. dissertation...s dissertation challenges the widely held view that 2 Samuel 21-24 is a collection of miscellaneous appendices loosely attached to the end of 2 Samuel, disrupting the flow ...

Article: Give us a King! Samuel, Saul, and David.(Review)
Shofar;  June 22, 2001 ;     640 words ...Give us a King! Samuel, Saul, and David, by Everett Fox. New...University Press, 1994]) to the books of Samuel. Insofar as English translation allows...the sound of the Hebrew originals (e.g., Samuel is rendered Shemu'el and Saul, Sha'ul...

Article: 1 Samuel 3:1-20
Interpretation;  April 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...1 SAMUEL 3 INVITES the preacher to help the members of her or his...transition in Israel, provides the setting of the story of Samuel. Heretofore, charismatic leaders known as judges had led...century, monarchs ruled a more formally organized nation. Samuel would be the last of the judges, and the first to ...

Article: 1 Samuel.(Book Review)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  January 1, 2004 ;     588 words ...1 Samuel. By ANTHONY F. CAMPBELL, S...this fashion, and of these, Samuel might be the most difficult...texts or sources found within Samuel are very long (contrast, e.g., Kings, treated very successfully...FOTL series), the text of Samuel has gone through a long and...texts, noting how ...

Article: Old Testament: I Samuel
Monarch Notes;      700+ words ......traditional stories about Samuel, Saul, and David. There are...about the ark in both books of Samuel which emphasize its sacred...most of II Sam. 9 - 20 and I Kings 1 - 2. Some think the account...discernible in the first book of Samuel, often designated by scholars...real hero of the books. Shows ...