Second Samuel

Overview

• “Samuel, Books of” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• “Samuel, Books of” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Samuel, Books of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• “Samuel, the First and Second Books Of” | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• 2 Samuel | Holman Bible Handbook

• 1 Samuel | Holman Bible Handbook

• 2 Samuel | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• 1 Samuel | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Samuel, Books Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Samuel, Book of 1-2 (Text, Composition, and Content)” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Samuel, Book of 1-2 (Narrative and Theology)” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• 2 Samuel | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Outline

• Contents | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• “Outline of 1, 2 Samuel” | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Outline | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline (2 Samuel) | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline of contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of 2 Samuel | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• The Books of Samuel | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Contents

• Contents | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Contents and Plot | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Structure and Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Content | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• 1 Sam 1:1–4:1a | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• 1 and 2 Samuel | The Bible Guide

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Origins of the Canonical Text and the Question of Authorship | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• Authorship | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Who Wrote the Books of Samuel and Kings? | The Bible Guide

• Author. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Author and Date | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Date

• Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Author and Date | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Purpose

• Purpose and Theology | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• “Functions and Purposes of 1, 2 Samuel” | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• Succession Narrative | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose | New Bible Dictionary

• Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Purpose and Theological Teaching | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• The Prophets | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

• The Books of Samuel | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Geography

• Map | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Key Places in 2 Samuel | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Key Figures

• Samuel | The Bible Guide

• Three Kings | The Bible Guide

• Saul | The Bible Guide

• David | The Bible Guide

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Relationship

• The Use of 2 Samuel in the Scriptures | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: 2 Samuel

• In Critical Scholarship | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Placement

• Place in the Canon | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• “Name, Extent, and Location in Scripture” | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• Place in the Canon | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• In the Canon | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Introduction | The Bible Guide

Canonicity

• Canonical Shaping | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

Historicity

• Historical Reliability and Genre | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Unity

• Unity of the Cycles | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Survey of the Narrative Elements | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Mixed Doubles | The Bible Guide

Composition

• Sources | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Origins of the Canonical Text and the Question of Authorship | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• The Literary History of 2 Samuel | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: 2 Samuel

• Composition of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Origin and Transmission | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• The Deuteronomistic History | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• The Prophetic History | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Original Narrative Sources | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources and composition | New Bible Dictionary

• Composition | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Text

• Text | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Redactional History | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Transmission of the Canonical Text | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• The Text of 2 Samuel | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: 2 Samuel

• The Text and Versions | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Text | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Text | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Text | New Bible Dictionary

• Text Tradition | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Historical Transformation | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Title

• “Name, Extent, and Location in Scripture” | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Samuel

• The Title | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Names. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Name | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Style

• Analysis of 1 Samuel 1–15 | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Analysis of 1 Samuel 16–2 Samuel 1 | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Analysis of 2 Samuel 2.–24 | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Historical Reliability and Genre | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• New Literary Criticism | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Narrative Concerns | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Structure

• Structure and Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• David Cycle | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Frame of the Narrative | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Theological Outline of 2 Samuel | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Theme

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Samuel, Books Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Theme | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Emphases

• Religious Ideas of the Books of Samuel | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Samuel

• Ethical and Theological Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Ethical and Theological Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Some Important Texts | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• “Post-Colonial Interpretation: Feminist, Racialist, Sexual Orientation Criticism” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

Message

• Message | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

Theology

• Purpose and Theology | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Theology | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Involvement of God | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Christ in 1 & 2 Samuel \ | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Purpose and Theological Teaching | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: 2 Samuel

• Bibliography | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: 2 Samuel

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary