Forms of the Old Testament Literature: 1 Samuel (Forms of the Old Testament Literature)

1 SAMUEL......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Abbreviations and Symbols......Page 10
Editors' Foreword......Page 13
Author's Preface......Page 16
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 18
Note......Page 19
1-2 SAMUEL......Page 20
FORM CRITICISM......Page 22
GENRE, SETTING, AND MEANING......Page 24
ISSUES OF A STORY OF DAVID'S RISE IN 1-2 SAMUEL......Page 28
NATURE OF THE BIBLE......Page 30
THEOLOGICAL WRITING OR HISTORIOGRAPHY......Page 32
ISSUES OF DEUTERONOMISTIC LANGUAGE......Page 36
HOW TO READ THIS BOOK......Page 37
AVOWAL......Page 38
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 39
1 The Overall Shape and Scope of 1-2 Samuel......Page 42
The Beginnings of Stable Monarchy in Ancient Israel......Page 43
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 51
2 The Arrival of Samuel on the National Scene (1 Sam 1-3)......Page 53
Origins of Samuel......Page 55
Textual Issues......Page 56
Discussion......Page 57
Genre......Page 61
Setting......Page 63
Meaning......Page 64
Contrast of Samuel and Elides......Page 65
Discussion......Page 66
Setting......Page 69
Contrasting Destinies of the Elides and Samuel: Prophecy......Page 70
Discussion......Page 71
Genre......Page 75
Setting......Page 76
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 77
3 The Departure of the Ark from the National Scene (1 Sam 4-6)......Page 79
The Departure of the Ark from the National Scene......Page 80
Departure of the Ark from Israel: Israel's Loss of God's Favor......Page 81
Textual Issues......Page 82
Discussion......Page 83
Genre......Page 88
Meaning......Page 89
Textual Issues......Page 90
Discussion......Page 91
Genre......Page 93
Meaning......Page 94
Return of the Ark to Israel: Without Israel's Return to God's Favor......Page 95
Textual Issues......Page 96
Discussion......Page 97
Meaning......Page 101
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 103
4 The Emergence of the Monarchy: The Arrival of Saul and the New Institution of Monarchy (1 Sam 7-12)......Page 104
Samuel's Establishment of the New Institution of Monarchy......Page 106
Samuel as Intercessor: Judge, Intercessor, Judge......Page 109
Discussion......Page 110
Genre......Page 113
Setting......Page 114
Kingship by Popular Demand: Samuel as Intermediary......Page 115
Discussion......Page 116
Setting......Page 122
Kingship by Divine Command: Samuel as Anointer......Page 123
Discussion......Page 124
Setting......Page 128
Textual Issues......Page 129
Discussion......Page 130
Genre......Page 132
Meaning......Page 133
Discussion......Page 134
Genre......Page 136
Samuel as National Adjudicator......Page 137
Textual Issues......Page 138
Discussion......Page 139
Genre......Page 145
Meaning......Page 146
At the Level of a Josianic Deuteronomistic History......Page 147
At the Level of a Revised Deuteronomistic History......Page 148
At the Level of the Present Text......Page 149
Genre......Page 150
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 151
Samuel's Dismissal of Saul and Anointing of David......Page 153
Saul's Rejection: Initial......Page 154
Discussion......Page 155
Setting......Page 158
Meaning......Page 159
Saul's Reign without a Rival......Page 161
Textual Issues......Page 162
Discussion......Page 163
Setting......Page 168
Meaning......Page 169
Saul's Rejection: Final......Page 170
Discussion......Page 171
Genre......Page 178
Meaning......Page 179
Samuel's Anointing of David......Page 180
Textual Issues......Page 181
Discussion......Page 182
Genre......Page 183
Meaning......Page 184
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 185
6 David's Emergence in Israel (1 Sam 16:14-18:16)......Page 186
Stories of David's Emergence in Israel......Page 188
Discussion......Page 190
Genre......Page 203
Meaning......Page 205
Personal Reflection......Page 206
A Selection of Views from Scholarship......Page 208
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 211
Veiled Conflict at the Court of Saul......Page 213
Covert Moves by Saul to Kill David......Page 214
Discussion......Page 215
Setting......Page 217
Overt Moves by Saul to Kill David......Page 218
Discussion......Page 219
Genre......Page 220
Moves to Save David......Page 221
Discussion......Page 222
Genre......Page 224
Second of the Moves to Save David: By Samuel......Page 225
Discussion......Page 226
Genre......Page 227
Third of the Moves to Save David: By Jonathan......Page 228
Textual Issues......Page 230
Discussion......Page 231
Setting......Page 236
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 237
Open Rupture between David and Saul......Page 239
Flight (two options)......Page 243
Discussion......Page 244
Genre......Page 245
Flight (two options)......Page 246
Discussion......Page 247
Consequences of Open Rupture (I): For David......Page 248
Discussion......Page 249
Consequences of Open Rupture (II): For Saul — Sacrilege......Page 251
Discussion......Page 252
Genre......Page 254
Textual Issues......Page 255
Meaning......Page 256
Contrast of David and Saul: The Keilah Story......Page 257
Discussion......Page 258
Meaning......Page 260
David: Innocence of Bloodshed and Unexpected Commendation......Page 261
Introductory Indications......Page 263
Discussion......Page 264
Genre......Page 266
Meaning......Page 267
Discussion......Page 269
Meaning......Page 273
Commendation by Abigail — as Future Leader: The Carmel Story......Page 274
Textual Issues......Page 275
Discussion......Page 276
Setting......Page 281
Commendation by Saul — as Blessed and Successful: The Camp Story......Page 282
Discussion......Page 283
Genre......Page 287
Meaning......Page 288
David as Vassal of a Philistine King......Page 289
Discussion......Page 290
Genre......Page 291
Meaning......Page 292
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 293
9 The Ultimate Failure of Saul (1 Sam 28-31)......Page 295
Saul's Ultimate Failure......Page 297
Textual Issues in Chs. 28-29......Page 298
Discussion......Page 299
Genre......Page 308
Setting......Page 309
Meaning......Page 310
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 313
The Production of Literature in Ancient Israel......Page 314
The Ark Narrative......Page 319
Genre......Page 327
Meaning......Page 328
The Story of David's Rise......Page 329
Setting......Page 334
Meaning......Page 335
The Stories of David's Middle Years......Page 337
The Prophetic Record......Page 338
Discovery of the Hypothesis......Page 340
The Recovery of the Text......Page 341
The Shape of the Text......Page 344
Setting......Page 347
Meaning......Page 348
The Josianic Deuteronomistic History......Page 350
Genre......Page 352
Meaning......Page 353
The Revised Deuteronomistic History......Page 354
Genre......Page 355
Meaning......Page 356
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 357
Genres......Page 359
Bibliography of Works Cited Above......Page 368