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Resources for 1 Samuel
(Check the Scripture
Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
 | Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
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1
Samuel at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible
books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests.
CD-ROM of Advanced Studies
also available at their site. |
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Books of Samuel,
Wikipedia. |
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Books of Samuel, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905. |
| The Catholic Encyclopedia:
First and Second Books of Samuel. |
| Introduction,
Outline, and
Selected Bibliography for
the Book of 1 Samuel, by David Malick at the Biblical
Studies Foundation. |
| Bible
Basics (1 Samuel) by NetMinistries.
(Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words) |
| 1 Samuel in the World
Wide Study Bible. |
| Walking
Through the Bible: 1& 2 Samuel. |
| Biblenotes
summary: 1 Samuel. |
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| Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
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1 Samuel, Geneva Study Bible, 1599. |
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1 Samuel, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706. |
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1 Samuel, Wesley's Notes, c 1760. |
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1 Samuel, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and
Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871. |
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1 Samuel, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 |
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"History - The King Walks before You," Davie Napier, in From Faith to
Faith: Essays on Old Testament Literature, 1955. Full text online at Religion
Online. |
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Samuel - Rise of the Monarchy, Barry Bandstra,
Reading the Old
Testament. |
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The Book of First
Samuel, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com. |
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1 Samuel, Expository Notes,
Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas
Theological Seminary, 2005 edition. |
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| Articles and Background:
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"Anonymity and Character in the Books of Samuel," Adele Reinhartz,
Semeia 63:
Characterization in Biblical Literature, 1993. |
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"Honor
and Shame in the David Narratives," Gary Stansell, Semeia 68: Honor and
Shame in the World of the Bible, 1994. |
| Regal/Messianic
Hope in Deuteronomy, 1, 2 Samuel and 1, 2 Kings, by Greg Herrick at the
Biblical Studies Foundation. |
| "David,"
Jewish Heritage Online Monthly's 'Topic of the Month', January, 2000.
 | "Rise
and Decline of a Leader," Everett Fox |
| "How
Jerusalem Became the City of David," Reuven Hammer. |
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"Why
the Messiah Must Be a Scion of David," Salo Wittmayer Baron. |
| "The
Legacy of the Harp,"
Bezalel Narkiss |
| "The
Figure of David in Medieval and Renaissance Art" |
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"Young
David was Lonely after He Slew Goliath,"
Contemporary poet Yehuda Amichai challenges the national celebration,
David C. Jacobson. |
| "Does
David still play before you on the golden harp?"
Poet Moshe Dor on the contemporary relevance of the Bible, David C.
Jacobson. |
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"Pebbles
and harp strings," Two
contemporary poems about David Josephine Miles and Thomas W. Shapcott. |
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"The
Reconciliation of David and Absalom,"
Paintings by two 17th-century Dutch painters, Franz Lansberger. |
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"King
David: A Biography," Steven McKenzie, Rhodes College. Bible and
Interpretation. |
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"Necromancy and Cleromancy in 1 and 2 Samuel," Bill T. Arnold,
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
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"Israelite
Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power," Jeffrey C. Geoghegan,
Biblica, 2006. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
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| Reviews:
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Review:
Barbara Green, King Saul's Asking. Liturgical Press, 2003. Review by
Serge Frolov in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review: Antony F. Campbell, 1 Samuel. Eerdmans, 2003. Review by
Stephen A Reed in The
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004. |
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Review:
Serge Frolov, The Turn of the Cycle: 1 Samuel 1-8 in Synchronic and
Diachronic Perspectives. deGruyter, 2004. Review by Bill Arnold,
Review of Biblical Literature, 2006. |
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Review:
David Toshio Tsamura, The First Book of Samuel. Eerdmans, 2007.
Review by Ralph W. Klein, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. |
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Review:
Tamás Czövek, Three Seasons of
Charismatic Leadership: A Literary-Critical and Theological
Interpretation of the Narrative of Saul, David and Solomon.
Regnum, 2006. Review by Robin Gallaher Branch,
Review of Biblical Literature, 2008. |
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Art Concordance:
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