1 Samuel 2:1-10

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• Reading the Text:
  • 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.
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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: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:
  • 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:
  • "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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  • Brettler, Marc, "The Composition of 1 Samuel 1-2," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1997.
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  • Firth, David G., "'Play it again, Sam': The Poetics of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 1-7," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
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  • Harvey, John E., "Tendenz and Textual Criticism in 1 Samuel 2-10," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001.
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  • Leuchter, Mark, "'Now There Was a [Certain] Man': compositional Chronology in Judges - 1 Samuel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
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  • Lewis, Theodore J., "The Songs of Hannah and Deborah: HDL-II ('Growing Plump')," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985.
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  • Lewis, Theodore J., "The Textual History of the Song of Hannah: 1 Samuel 2:1-10," Vetus Testamentum, 1994.
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  • Menaul, Marjorie, "Between Text & Sermon: 1 Samuel 1 & 2," Interpretation, 2001.
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  • Miller, Patrick D., "In Praise and Thanksgiving," Theology Today, 1988.
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  • O'Day, Gail, "Singing Woman's Song: A Hermeneutic of Liberation," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1985.
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  • 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.
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  • Stansell, Gary, "The Gift in Ancient Israel," Semeia, 1999.
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  • Willis, John T., "The Song of Hannah and Psalm 113," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1973.
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• 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:
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Samuel 2:6. The Cyber Hymnal.
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• Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Samuel