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Samuel 2:1-10
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- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- IV.14, IV.28, IV.34, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XXVIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.12, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "Pouring Out Our Souls," Rick Morley, 2012.
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10, Pentecost 24, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Radical Gratitude, 1 Samuel 2:7, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
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1 Samuel 2:1-10,
Pentecost 24,
2009, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
- "Only the Lord, who judges all the earth, can grant life, and he does so in surprising ways and unlikely places."
- "The Son and the Psalm of Hannah (1 Samuel 1:1 - 2:10)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Articles & Background:
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"In
Praise and Thanksgiving," Patrick D. Miller, Jr., Princeton Theological
School. Theology Today, 1988.
- "In a world that assumes the status is quo, that things have to be the way they are and that we must not assume too much about improving them, the doxologies of God's people are fundamental indicators that wonders have not ceased, that possibilities not yet dreamt of will happen, and that hope is an authentic stance."
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"In
Praise and Thanksgiving," Patrick D. Miller, Jr., Princeton Theological
School. Theology Today, 1988.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Brettler, Marc,
"The Composition of 1 Samuel 1-2," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Firth, David G., "'Play it again, Sam': The Poetics
of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 1-7," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harvey, John E.,
"Tendenz
and Textual Criticism in 1 Samuel 2-10," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Leuchter, Mark,
"'Now There Was a [Certain] Man': compositional Chronology in Judges - 1
Samuel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lewis, Theodore J.,
"The Songs of Hannah and Deborah: HDL-II ('Growing Plump'),"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lewis, Theodore J.,
"The Textual History of the Song of Hannah: 1 Samuel 2:1-10," Vetus
Testamentum, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Menaul, Marjorie,
"Between Text & Sermon: 1 Samuel 1 & 2," Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Patrick D.,
"In Praise and Thanksgiving," Theology Today, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- O'Day, Gail,
"Singing Woman's Song: A Hermeneutic of Liberation," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Spina, Frank Anthony,
"Eli's Seat: The Transition from Priest to Prophet in 1 Samuel 1-4,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stansell, Gary,
"The Gift in Ancient Israel," Semeia, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, John T.,
"The Song of Hannah and Psalm 113," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1973.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brettler, Marc,
"The Composition of 1 Samuel 1-2," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1997.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Mary Sings Praises to God," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Hannah, The Power of Grace," Tim Baker, Debbie Gowensmith, Dennis R. McLaughlin, Erika Moss, Group, 2000. (Youth/teen activities.)
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Samuel 2:6. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Samuel
