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1 Samuel 2

• Beobachtungen zum Verbrennungsritus bei Schlachtopfer und Gemeinschafts-Schalchtofper - by Christian Eberhart, Biblica 83.1 (2002) 88–96
• Some False Leads in the Identification of Late Biblical Hebrew Texts: The Cases of Genesis 24 and 1 Samuel 2:27–36 - by Gary Rendsburg, Journal of Biblical Literature 121 (2002) 23–46
• Something Old, Something Older: Reconsidering 1 Sam. 2:27–36 (PDF; also available in HTML) - by Mark Leuchter, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4.6 (2003)

1 Samuel 4–6

• Ark-Eology: Shifting Emphases in ‘Ark Narrative’ Scholarship - by Keith Bodner, Currents in Biblical Research 4 (2006) 169–197

1 Samuel 5–7

• When the King Crosses the Line: Royal Deviance and Restitution in Levantine Ideologies - by K. C. Hanson, originally published in Biblical Theology Bulletin 26 (1996) 11–25

1 Samuel 8–12

• Viewpoints and Points of View in 1 Samuel 8–12 - by Lyle Eslinger, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 26 (1983) 61–76

1 Samuel 12

• La critique biblique à la lumiére des Archives royales de Mari III: 1 S 12,3 - by M. Anbar, Biblica 79 (1998); full text

1 Samuel 13

• Could Saul Rule Forever? A New Look at 1 Samuel 13:13–14 - by Michael Avioz, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.16 (2005)
• Notes on Some Difficulties of Old Testament Translation - by G. Ch. Aalders, The Bible Translator 1 (1950) 9–15

1 Samuel 15

• God Does Not Change His Mind? - by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., in Hard Sayings of the Bible (IVP, 2002)
• How Did Agag Meet Samuel? (1 Sam. 15:32) - by Robert G. Bratcher, The Bible Translator 22.4 (1971) 167–168
• “To Grasp the Hem” and 1 Samuel 15:27 - by Ronald A. Brauner, Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society 6 (1974) 35–38

1 Samuel 16

• A Change of Heart: 1 Sam 16 - by Lyle Eslinger, pp. 341–61 in Ascribe to the Lord: Biblical and Other Essays in Memory of Peter C. Craigie, ed. L. Eslinger and J. G. Taylor (Sheffield Academic Press, 1988)

1 Samuel 16–17

• Eliab and the Deuteronomist - by K. Bodner, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 28.1 (2003) 55–71; abstract with full text options

1 Samuel 25

• Enacting Imaginatively the Unthinkable: 1 Samuel 25 and the Story of Saul - by Barbara Green, Biblical Interpretation 11.1 (2003) 1–23; abstract with full text options
• Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power - by Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Biblica 87.1 (2006) 55–63

1 Samuel 28

• 1 Samuel 28: Saul and the Not So Wicked Witch of Endor - by Susan M. Pigott, Review and Expositor 95.3 (1998); full text

2 Samuel 1

• Comment sont tombés les héroes? Étude structurelle de 2Sm 1, 19–27 - by Pierre Auffret, Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society 24 (1996) 1–8

2 Samuel 2–4

• Crime Scene Investigation: A Text-Critical Mystery and the Strange Death of Ishbosheth - by Keith Bodner, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 7.13 (2007)

2 Samuel 3

• Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1
• Ledabbēr baššelî (2 Sam. 3:27) "to Talk Peace" - by Meir Malul, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2003)

2 Samuel 6

• Music and Dance in 2 Samuel 6 - by David P. Wright, Journal of Biblical Literature 121.2 (2002) 201–225
• Uzzah's Rebellion - by Ingrid M. Haase, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004)

2 Samuel 11

• Is Joab a Reader-Response Critic? - by Keith Bodner, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 27.1 (2002) 19–35; abstract with full text options for subscribers

2 Samuel 12

• Amnon and Tamar: A Case Study in Allusions - by Robert Klapper, Gavy Posner, and Mordy Friedman, Nachalah 1; full text
• Uriah the Hittite: A (Con)Text of Struggle for Identity -by Uriah (Yong-Hwan) Kim, Semeia 90–91 (2002) 69–85

2 Samuel 13

• Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power - by Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Biblica 87.1 (2006) 55–63
• Rapes of Women/Wars of Men - by Alice A. Keefe, Semeia 61 (1993) 79–97

2 Samuel 15

• If David Had Not Climbed the Mount of Olives - by Thomas L. Thompson, Biblical Interpretation 8.1 (2000) 42–58

2 Samuel 15–16

• The Design of the ‘Dual Causality’ Principle in the Narrative of Absalom’s Rebellion - by J. Grossman, Biblica 88 (2007) 558–566

2 Samuel 19

• The King is Weeping: A Textual/Grammatical Note on 2 Sam 19:2 - by David L. Washburn, TC 1 (1996); full text

2 Samuel 21

• Death, Social Conflict, and the Barley Harvest in the Hebrew Bible - by Brian Britt, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.15 (2005)

2 Samuel 22

• Bull-Jumping David Crosses Gender Lines (Once Again) (HTML | PDF ) - by Ernst Axel Knauf, lectio dificilior (2004)
• By My God, I Bull Leap (Psalm 18:30 // 2 Samuel 22:30) ( HTML | PDF ) - by Philippe Guillaume and Noga Blockman, lectio dificilior (2004)

2 Samuel 23

• The Last Words of David - by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (February 2004)

2 Samuel 24

• David: Sinner and Saint in Samuel and Chronicles - by Ralph W. Klein

Art/Illustration

• David with the Head of Goliath - by Caravaggio
• David's Farewell to Jonathan - by Rembrandt (1642)

Characterization

• Anonymous Characters
  • Anonymity and Character in the Books of Samuel - by Adele Reinhartz, Semeia 63 (1993) 117–141
• Bathsheba
  • Signs of the Flesh: Observations on Characterization in the Bible - by Alice Bach, Semeia 63 (1993) 61–79
• God
  • The Character(ization) of God in 2 Samuel 7:1–17 - by Kenneth M. Craig, Jr., Semeia 63 (1993) 159–176
• Hannah
  • Zwischen Widerstand und Selbstaufopferung: Die rabbinische Rezeption der Gestalt der Hanna (Babylonischer Talmud, Berachot 31a-32b) - by Susanne Plietzsch, lectio difficilior 7.2 (2006)
• Nahash
  • Nahash - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 1992) 439–400
• Rizpah
  • Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible - by Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior 2004.1

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories - by Caetano Minette de Tillesse, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 1 (1997)
• David - chapter 11 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• Die Liebe von David und Jonatan als Frage der modernen Exegese - by M. Nissinen, Biblica 80 (1999); full text
• Saul - chapter 10 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• Searching for Saul - by Marsha White, Biblical Archaeology Review (April 2001)
• When Is a Widow Not a Widow? - by John Rook, Biblical Theology Bulletin 28.1 (1998); abstract only

Monarchic Ideology

• When the King Crosses the Line: Royal Deviance and Restitution in Levantine Ideologies - by K. C. Hanson, originally published in Biblical Theology Bulletin 26 (1996) 11–25

Versions

• Aramaic
  • Determination in Targum Jonathan to Samuel - by Renaud J. Kuty, Aramaic Studies 3 (2005) 187–201; full text for subscribers only

Book Reviews

• Adair, James R., An Inductive Method for Reconstructing the Biblical Text: Illustrated by an Analysis of 1 Samuel 3 - reviewed by Bernard A. Taylor, TC 7 (2002)
• Bodner, Keith, David Observed: A King in the Eyes of His Court (Sheffield Phoenix, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Carol Stuart Grizzard, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2006)
  • Reviewed by Steven McKenzie, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Brueggemann, Walter, David's Truth in Israel's Imagination and Memory (2nd ed.; Fortress, 2002) - reviewed by Marti Steussy, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Campbell, Antony F., 1 Samuel (Forms of the Old Testament Literature; Eerdmans, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Mark Wade Hamilton, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Marsha White, Catholic Biblical Quarterly (April 2005)
• Campbell, Antony F., 2 Samuel (Forms of the Old Testament Literature; Eerdmans, 2005)
  • Reviewed by A. Graeme Auld, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
  • Reviewed by Jacques Vermeylen, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Cazeaux, Jacques, Saül, David, Salomon: Le Royauté et le destin d’Israël (Cerf, 2003) - reviewed by John Engle, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Czövek, Tamás, Three Seasons of Charismatic Leadership: A Literary-Critical and Theological Interpretation of the Narrative of Saul, David and Solomon (Regnum, 2006) - reviewed by Robin Gallaher Branch, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Dietrich, Walter, ed., David und Saul im Widerstreit-- Diachronie und Synchronie im Wettstreit: Beitrage zur Auslegung des ersten Samuelbuches (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004) - reviewed by Mark Wade Hamilton, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Eschelbach, Michael A., Has Joab Foiled David?: A Literary Study of the Importance of Joab's Character in Relation to David (Lang, 2005) - reviewed by Regine Hunziker-Rodewald, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Fincke, Andrew, The Samuel Scroll from Qumran: 4QSam Restored and Compared to the Septuagint and 4QSam (Studies on the Texts of the Judean Desert 43; Brill, 2001) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (December 2002)
• Fischer, Alexander Achilles, Von Hebron nach Jerusalem: Eine redaktionsgeschichtliche Studie zur Erzählung von König David in II Sam 1–5 (de Gruyter, 2004) - reviewed by Mark Wade Hamilton, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Frolov, Serge, The Turn of the Cycle: 1 Samuel 1–8 in Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives (de Gruyter, 2004) - reviewed by Bill T. Arnold, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Green, Barbara, How the Mighty Are Fallen? A Dialogical Study of King Saul in 1 Samuel (Sheffield, 2003) - reviewed by Serge Frolov, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Halpern, Baruch, David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King (Eerdmans, 2001)
  • Reviewed by Paul S. Ash, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
  • Reveiwed by Michael Carasik, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Isser, Stanley, The Sword of Goliath: David in Heroic Literature (SBL/Brill, 2003) - reviewed by Mitchel Modine, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Rudnig, Thilo, Davids Thron: Redaktionskritische Studien zur Geschichte von der Thronnachfolge Davids (de Gruyter, 2006) - reviewed by John Van Seters, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Saley, Richard J., The Samuel Manuscript of Jacob of Edessa: A Study in Its Underlying Textual Traditions (Brill, 1998) - reviewed by David J. Lane, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 2.2 (1999)
• Snyder, Jason L., ed. Samuel, Kings and Chronicles: A Harmony of Histories (Trafford, 2005) - reviewed by Todd Bolen, Journal of the Evangelica Theological Society (December 2006)
• Tsumura, David Toshio, The First Book of Samuel (Eerdmans, 2007) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Vette, Joachim, Samuel und Saul: Ein Beitrag zur narrativen Poetik des Samuelbuches (LIT Verlag, 2005) - reviewed by Ralph Klein, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)