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

370 Pages·2003·13.88 MB·English

by  S.J. Antony F. Campbell

THE FORMS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE
Editors
ROLF P. KNIERIM ״ GENE M. TUCKER · MARVIN A. SWEENEY
*1 Genesis; with an Introduction to
Narrative Literature George W. Coats
*IIA Exodus 1-18 George W. Coats
IIB Exodus 19-40; with an Introduction
to Legal Genres Rolf P. Knierim
III Leviticus Rodney R. Hutton
IV Numbers George W. Coats &
Rolf P. Knierim
V Deuteronomy Frederick G. Tiffany
VI Joshua, Judges Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., &
Malcolm M. Clark
*VII 1 Samuel Antony F. Campbell, S.J.
VIII 2 Samuel Antony F. Campbell, S.J.
*IX 1 Kings; with an Introduction to
Historical Literature Burke O. Long
*X 2 Kings Burke O. Long
*XI 1 and 2 Chronicles Simon J. De Vries
XII Ezra, Nehemiah Kent Richards
*XIII Ruth, Esther, Job, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes, Canticles;
with an Introduction to Wisdom
Literature Roland E. Murphy
*XIV Psalms, Part 1; with an
Introduction to Cultic Poetry Erhard S. Gerstenberger
*XV Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations Erhard S. Gerstenberger
*XVI Isaiah 1-39; with an Introduction to
Prophetic Literature Marvin A. Sweeney
XVII Isaiah 40-66 Roy F. Melugin
XVIII Jeremiah Richard D. Weis
*XIX Ezekiel Ronald M. Hals
*XX Daniel; with an Introduction to
Apocalyptic Literature John J. Collins
XXIA Minor Prophets, Part 1 Ehud Ben Zvi,
Gene M. Tucker, &
J. William Whedbee
*XXIB Mica h Ehud Ben Zvi
*XXII Minor Prophets, Part 2 Michael H. Floyd
XXIII Glossary of Genre Terms Rolf P. Knierim &
Gene M. Tucker
XXIV Indices Rolf P. Knierim &
Gene M. Tucker
*Published

1 SAMUEL
ANTONY F. CAMPBELL, S.J.
The Forms of the Old Testament Literature
VOLUME VII
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Campbell, Antony F.
1 Samuel / Antony F. Campbell,
p. cm. — (The forms of the Old Testament; v. 7)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8028-6079-6 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. Samuel, 1st — Commentaries.
2. Bible. O.T. Samuel, 1st — Criticism, Form.
I. Title: First Samuel. II. Title. III. Series.
BS1325.53.C36 2003
222'.4307 — dc21
2003040776
www.ee1dmans.com
To
Rolf and Hildegard
without whom,
these volumes
would not have happened

CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Symbols ix
Editors' Foreword xii
Author's Preface xv
Introduction 1
1 SAMUEL
Chapter 1 The Overall Shape and Scope of 1-2 Samuel 23
Chapter 2 The Arrival of Samuel on the National Scene
(1 Sam 1-3) 34
Chapter 3 The Departure of the Ark from the National
Scene ( 1 Sam 4-6) 60
Chapter 4 The Emergence of the Monarchy:
The Arrival of Saul and the New Institution
of Monarchy (1 Sam 7-12) 85
Chapter 5 The Emergence of the Monarchy:
The Dismissal of Saul and the Beginning
of David's Arrival (1 Sam 13:1-16:13) 134
Chapter 6 David's Emergence in Israel
(1 Sam 16:14-18:16) 167
Chapter 7 Veiled Conflict at the Court
(1 Sam 18:17-21:1) 194
Chapter 8 Open Rupture between David and Saul
(1 Sam 21:2-27:12) 220
Chapter 9 The Ultimate Failure of Saul (1 Sam 28-31) 276
Chapter 10 Diachronic Dimension: From Past Texts
to Present Text 295
Glossary 340
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
I. Miscellaneous Abbreviations and Symbols
DH Deuteronomistic History
dtr deuteronomistic; when needed, "deuteronomic" will be written
in full
Dtr. M. Noth's abbreviation for his Deuteronomist
DtrN the "nomistic" (= legally oriented) dtr editor/editing (used when
discussing the hypothesis of an exilic DH with two revisions
later in the exile, postulated by Smend, Dietrich, Veijola, and
others)
DtrP the later dtr editor/editing identifiable by interest in matters
prophetic (used when discussing the hypothesis of an exilic DI I
with two revisions later in the exile, postulated by Smend,
Dietrich, Veijola, and others)
LXX Septuagint (= Greek)
LXXA Septuagint: Codex Alexandrinus
LXXB Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus
LXXL Septuagint: Lucianic recension (often equivalent to the mss.
group boc2e2)
MT Masoretic Text (= Hebrew)
PR Prophetic Record
4QSam Samuel material from Cave 4 at Qumran
N.B.: The asterisk (*) is used throughout this volume to indicate that only the
relevant parts of the verse or verses so marked are referred to. In other words,
the asterisk (*) is a signal that a part or parts of the text involved are excluded
from the reference.
indicates terms in the Glossary.