2 Samuel

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General Resources for 2 Samuel
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:

	2 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.
	Books of Samuel, Wikipedia.
	Books of Samuel, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905.
	The Catholic Encyclopedia: First and Second Books of Samuel.
	Introduction and Selected Bibliography for the Book of 2 Samuel, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
	Bible Basics (2 Samuel) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
	2 Samuel in the World Wide Study Bible.
	Walking Through the Bible: 1& 2 Samuel.
	Biblenotes summary: 2 Samuel.

Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:

	2 Samuel, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
	2 Samuel, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
	2 Samuel, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
	2 Samuel, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
	2 Samuel, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
	"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.
	Samuel - Rise of the Monarchy, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
	The Book of Second Samuel, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
	2 Samuel, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.

Articles and Background:

"Anonymity and Character in the Books of Samuel," Adele Reinhartz, Semeia 63: Characterization in Biblical Literature, 1993.

"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.
	"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"
	"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.
	"Pebbles and harp strings," Two contemporary poems about David Josephine Miles and Thomas W. Shapcott.
	"The Reconciliation of David and Absalom," Paintings by two 17th-century Dutch painters, Franz Lansberger.

"King David: A Biography," Steven McKenzie, Rhodes College. Bible and Interpretation.

"Necromancy and Cleromancy in 1 and 2 Samuel," Bill T. Arnold, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.

"Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power," Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Biblica, 2006.

Reviews:

Review: Philippe Lefebvre, Livres de Samuel et r�cits de r�surrection. Cerf, 2004. Review by Max Rogland in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.)

Review: Tam�s Cz�vek, 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.