Review of David Toshio Tsumura, The First Book of Samuel by Steven L. McKenzie

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David’s Elite Warriors and Their Exploits in the Books of Samuel and Chronicles by Moshe Garsiel

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David as a Prophet in the Targum Jonathan to the Books of Samuel by Dawid Napiwodzki

“…The main purpose of this article is to portray King David as a prophet in the Targum Jonathan to the Books of Samuel. We first analyze the question where and how David’s prophetic character is shown implicitly in the texts of the Hebrew Bible. …”
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Learning from their Own History: An Analysis of the Leader’s Speech in the Book of Samuel by Bîrle Samuel F.

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The Book of Samuel: Its Composition, Structure and Significance as a Historiographical Source by Moshe Garsiel

“…The book of Samuel contains ancient and original materials and both main versions were composed as early as the tenth century BCE. …”
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Review of Gilmour, Rachelle, Representing the Past: A Literary Analysis of Narrative Historiography in the Book of Samuel by Dan Pioske

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The Purpose of the Book of Ruth by Bartosz Adamczewski

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Review of Andersson, Greger, Untamable Texts: Literary Studies and Narrative Theory in the Books of Samuel (LHBOTS, 514; New York: T&T Clark, 2009). by Steven J. Schweitzer

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Review of Auld, Graeme A. and Erik Eynikel, Erik (eds.), For and Against David: Story and History in the Books of Samuel (BETL, 232; Leuven: Brill, 2010). by Sara Kipfer

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Review of Garsiel, Moshe, The Book of Samuel: Studies in History, Historiography, Theology and Poetics Combined.... by Scott B. Noegel

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The question of the beginning and the ending of the so-called history of David's rise: a methodological reflection and its implications by Yoon, S

“…And Chapter 5, after discussing the relationship between the materials in the books of Samuel, confirms the conclusion reached in the previous chapter, and elaborates further implications.…”

“The Lord Has Rejected You As King Over Israel”: Saul's Deposal from the Throne by Yisca Zimran

“…Identifying Saul's behavior as exemplifying one of the ancient views of Israelite monarchy, the article also elucidates the relationship between the king and God reflected in the relevant chapters of the book of Samuel. …”
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Conflicted representations: language, lexicography, and Johnson’s “langscape” of war by Mugglestone, L

“…Books, as Samuel Johnson stated in 1754 in his Dictionary of the English Language neared completion, always exert “a secret influence on the understanding” so that the reader is informed in both overt and covert ways. …”

Textual plurality at the margins of Biblical texts: The miscellanies in 3 Reigns 2:35, 46 by Joosten, J

“…In the present paper it is argued that the Miscellanies were introduced at the end of 3 Rgs/1 Kgs 2 at a time when this chapter formed the conclusion of a book of Samuel that did not continue into the book of Kings. …”

A Syphilis-Giving God? On the Interpretation of the Philistine’s Scourge by Bächtold Matteo

“…In this article, I take a closer look at the calamity described in chapters 5 and 6 of the first book of Samuel and its various exegeses in the Western World. …”
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