Authorship

• Author. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
• Who Wrote the Books of Samuel and Kings? | The Bible Guide

Date

• Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Purpose

• Purpose | New Bible Dictionary
• Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook
• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

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

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Placement

• Introduction | The Bible Guide

Historicity

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Unity

• Mixed Doubles | The Bible Guide

Composition

• Sources and Composition | New Bible Dictionary
• The Deuteronomistic History | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
• The Prophetic History | Harper’s Bible Dictionary
• Original Narrative Sources | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Theme

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook
• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
• Theme | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament
• Samuel, Books Of | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Emphases

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook
• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Theology

• Christ in 1 & 2 Samuel | The Books of the Bible Made Easy
• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook
• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook
• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary
• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary
• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook
• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary
• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

Overview

• “Samuel, Books of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

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

• 1 Samuel | Holman Bible Handbook

• 1 Samuel | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

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

• 1 Samuel | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Outline

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Outline | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline (1 Samuel) | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of 1 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

• Structure and Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• 1 and 2 Samuel | The Bible Guide

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Authorship

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

• Author. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

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

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

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

Placement

• Place in the Canon | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Introduction | The Bible Guide

Historicity

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Unity

• Mixed Doubles | The Bible Guide

Composition

• 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

Text

• Text | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Text | New Bible Dictionary

Title

• Names. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

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