Last updated: January 4, 2008

Introduction to the Deuteronomistic History 
Joshua  Judges  Samuel  Kings
 

Unfolding the Deuteronomistic History.  An address at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, November, 2001, by Ralph W. Klein.  Also in pdf format.
  Outline of SBL address by Ralph W. Klein
  Verses from 1 and 2 Samuel assigned to various redactors by Antony Campbell and Mark O'Brien in Unfolding the Deuteronomistic History.
Verses from 1 and 2 Kings assigned to various redactors by Antony Campbell and Mark O'Brien in Unfolding the Deuteronomistic History.

Review by A. Graeme Auld
Review by Raymond F. Person, Jr.
Review by Christophe Nihan
Response to SBL Panel by Antony Campbell and Mark O'Brien

Introduction to the Deuteronomistic History

Deuteronomistic History.  By Ronald A. Simkins
Die deuteronomistischen Geschictswerke: Redaktions- und religionsgeschichtliche Perspektiven zur "Deuteronomismus--Diskussion in Tora und Vorderen Propheten.  Edited by Markus Witte, Konrad Schmid, Doris Prechel, and Jan Christian Gertz.  English reviews by Trent C. Butler and Jobst Bösenecker and Ulrike Sals in Review of Biblical Literature.
Deuteronomistic History Introduction  By Barry Bandstra of Hope College
Dual Redaction of the Deuteronomistic History  By Richard Nelson of the Lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg and now at Perkins School of Theology 1991
  Martin Noth--aus der Sicht der heutigen Forschung.  Edited by Udo Rüterwörden.  Review by Steven L. Mckenzie in Review of Biblical Literature.  (Important information about the status of the Pentateuch, Hexateuch, and Deuteronomistic History in German scholarship today).
The Problem with Kings:  Recent Study of the Deuteronomistic History.  By William M. Schniedewind
The Secret Things and the Things Revealed.  Reactions to the Exile in the Deuteronomistic History.  Chapter 2 from Israel in Exile by Ralph W. Klein.
The So-Called Deuteronomistic History:  A Sociological, Historical and Literary Introduction.  By Thomas Römer.  Review by John Van Seters in Review of Biblical Literature and by Barbara Green in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures and by Ernst Axel Knauf in Review of Biblical Literature.
Ten Themes of the Deuteronomistic History  Based on Moshe Weinfeld
The Time, Place, and Purpose of the Deuteronomistic History:  The Evidence of "Until This Day."  By Jeffrey C. Geoghegan.  Review by Timothy M. Willis in Review of Biblical Literature.
 

Joshua
Last updated: March 30, 2008

Bible Tutor (Luther Seminary)
Book of Joshua:  Wikipedia
"Conquest or Settlement?  History and Theology in the Joshua and Judges."  By Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute
"Covenant in the Book of Joshua."    By Nancy L. deClaisse-Walford.  Review and Expositor 1997.
"Did God Order the Massacre of Canaanites?" By Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute
"Does the Bible Sufficiently Describe the Conquest?"  By Dean R. Ulrich.  Trinity Journal 1999.
Formation and Reformulation:  The Redaction of the Book of Joshua in the Light of the Oldest Textual Witnesses.  By Michael Meer.  Review by Steven L. McKenzie and Kristin de Troyer in Review of Biblical Literature
"The History and Archaeology of the Book of Joshua and the Conquest/Settlement Period."  By Joel F. Drinkard, Jr.  Review and Expositor, 1998.
 Israel's Entry into the Land.  A Powerpoint presentation by Ralph W. Klein 2-2-2005
Joshua.  By L. Daniel Hawk.  Berit Olam Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry.  Review by Richard D. Nelson in Review of Biblical Literature
Joshua by Rolf Rendtorff, as summarized by Ralph W. Klein
"The Book of Joshua as Land Grant."  By Richard S. Hess.  Biblica 83 (2002):493-506.
Joshua:  Conquest of Canaan  From Reading the Old Testament by Barry L. Bandstra.
"Literary Structures in the Book of Joshua."  By Mark E. Biddle.  Review and Expositor, 1998.
Myth, God and War:  The Mythopoetic Inspiration of Joshua. By Neil A. Soggies.  Review by Ovidiu Creanga in Review of Biblical Literature.
"Preaching from Joshua in Canonical Context."  By Jim Nogalski, Review and Expositor, 1998.
  Promises to Moses Fulfilled in Joshua.  By Robert Dunston.
  Reversal of Fortune:  Rahab the Israelite and Achan the Canaanite.  By Frank Spina
Similarities between Moses and Joshua.  By Robert Dunston.
"The Theology of Joshua."  By Trent C. Butler.  Review and Expositor, 1998.

  Judges

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An Unnamed Woman:  The Extravagance of Violence. Jugd 19:1-30  Phyllis Trible; Texts of Terror, 1984.
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Book of Judges:  Wikipedia
Discussion of the Book of Judges.  Notes for a Powerpoint presentation by Ralph W. Klein 2-9-2005
The Chronological Framework of the Deuteronomistic History.   By Gershon Galil.  Biblica 85 (2004)
Judges.  By Tammi Schneider.  Berit Olam:  Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry.  Review by Corinne Lanoir in Review of Biblical Literature
"The Hand of a Woman:  Deborah and Yael."  By Elie Assis.  Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Jephtha:  An Oratorio by G. F. Handel
Juda wird aufsteigen!:  Untersuchungen zum ersten Kapitel des Richterbuches.  By Mareike Rake.  Review, in English, by Christoph Levin in Review of Biblical Literature.
Judges.  Blackwell Bible Commentaries.  By David M. Gunn.  Review by Jacob Wright in Review of Biblical Literature
Judges of Israel.  By Dennis Bratcher.  Internet site:  The Voice
Judges:  Securing the Land  From Reading the Old Testament by Barry L. Bandstra
Judges, their tribes, and the enemy they faced.  By Robert Dunston.
The Micah Story:  A Morality Tale in the Book of Judges.  By E. Aydeet Mueller.  Review by Volkmar Premstaller in Review of Biblical Literature
The Story of Jephthah and His Daughter:  Then and Now.  By Bernard P. Robinson.  Biblica 85 (2004).
Waiting for Josiah:  The Judges.  By Philippe Guillaume.  Reviews by Diana Edelman and Christoph Levin in Review of Biblical Literature and by Marie-France Dion in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
"What if Judges had been Written by a Philistine?"  By Susan Ackerman.  Biblical Interpretation 8 (2000):  33-41. Abstract only.

1 and 2 Samuel 
Last updated: June 8, 2008

Elkanah and Hannah dedicate Samuel to God's service (Canterbury Cathedral)
 

2 Samuel.  By Antony Campbell.  Review by Graeme Auld and Jacques Vermelyen in Review of Biblical Literature.
Bible Tutor:  1 Samuel (Luther Seminary)
Anonymity and Character in the Books of Samuel. By Adele Reinhartz. Semeia 63.
Bible Tutor:  2 Samuel (Luther Seminary)
Books of Samuel from Wikipedia
The Conquest of Power:  Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories.   By Caetano Minette de Tillesse in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2003).
"Could Saul Rule Forever?  A New Look at 1 Samuel 13:13-14."  By Michael Avioz.  Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Cupidity and Stupidity:  Woman's Agency and the "Rape" of Tamar.  By Pamela Tamarkin Reis.  JANES 1997.
David and Abigail:  A Non-Traditional View.  By Sandra S. Williams of the Judaic Studies Program, University of Central Florida
David Killed Goliath.  Argues that it was actually Elhanan who killed Goliath.  From 101 Myths of the Bible by Gary Greenberg.
David Observed:  A King in the Eyes of his Court.  By Keith Bodner.  Review by Steven McKenzie in Review of Biblical Literature.
"David:  Sinner and Saint in Samuel and Chronicles."  By Ralph W. Klein
The David Story. A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter. Review by Walter Brueggemann
"David the Man:  The Construction of Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible."  By David J. A. Clines.
David's Truth in Israel's Imagination and Memory.  By Walter Brueggemann.  Review by Marti J. Steussy from Review of Biblical Literature
Davids Thron:  Redaktionskritische Studien zur Geschichte von der Thronnachfolge Davids.  By Thilo Alexander Rudnig.  Review by John Van Seters in Review of Biblical Literature.
The Deuteronomistic Farewell Sermon of Samuel in 1 Samuel 12. By Ralph W. Klein
Die Liebe von David und Jonatan.  By M. Nissinen.  Biblica, 1999.  The Love between David and Jonathan (German).
Discussion of the Books of Samuel.  Notes for a Powerpoint presentation by Ralph W. Klein  2-9-2005
"Faith and Dedication:  1 Samuel 1:1-28."  By William D. Ramey.  Also "Yearly Worship and Despair at Shiloh."
"The Figure of David in Medieval and Renaissance Art."  Jewish Heritage Online Magazine
1 Samuel.  By Antony F. Campbell. 2003.  Reviews by Stephen A. Reed in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society and by Ralph W. Klein and Mark Wade Hamilton in  Review of Biblical Literature
Honor and Shame in the David Narratives. By Gary Stansell.  Semeia 68.
How the Mighty are Fallen?  A Dialogical Study of King Saul in 1 Samuel.  By Barbara Green.  Review by Serge Frolov in Review of Biblical Literature.
Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power. By Jeffrey C. Geoghegan. Biblica 2006.
King Saul's Asking.  By Barbara Green.  Review by Serge Frolov and David Jobling in Review of Biblical Literature.
2 Samuel.  By Antony F. Campbell, 2005.  Reviews by A. Graeme Auld and Jacques Vermeylen in Review of Biblical Literature
"King David:  A Biography.  By Steven L. McKenzie.  Bible and Interpretation Website
Kingship Right or Wrong:  the Argument of 1 Samuel 12.  By Ralph W. Klein
Nathan's Oracle (2 Samuel 7) and its Interpreters.  By Michael Avioz.  Review by David Bergen in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Resources for 1 Samuel  From "The Text this Week"
Reisigers Oratorium "David" und der David der Bibel (Reisigers Oratorio David and the Text of the Bible) (in German)
Samuel und Saul:  Ein Betrag zur narrativen Poetik des Samuelbuches.  By Joachim Vette.  Review by Ralph W. Klein in Review of Biblical Literature.
Saul und Daver in der judäischen Geschichtsschreibung: Studien zu 1 Samuel 16-2 Samuel 5. By Klaus-Peter Adam. Review by Walter Dietrich in Review of Biblical Literature.
Samuel Introduction by Barry Bandstra.  Professor at Hope College
The Sins of King David:  A New History by Gary Greenberg.  The first chapter of this new book.
Society and the Promise to David:  Reading 2 Samuel 7.  William M. Schniedewind.  Published by Bible and Interpretation  website
Something Old, Something Older:  Reconsidering 1 Sam. 2:27-36  By Mark Leuchter, University of Toronto. Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Subversive Scribes and the Solomonic Narrative:  A Rereading of 1 Kings 1-11.  By Eric A. Seibert.  Review by Mark W. Hamilton. in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
The Turn of the Cycle:  1 Samuel 1-8 in Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives.  By Serge Frolov.  Review by Bill T. Arnold in Review of Biblical Literature.
"Uzzah's Rebellion."  By Ingrid M. Haase.  Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.
"Viewpoints and Points of View in 1 Samuel 8-12."  By Lyle Eslinger.  JSOT 26 (1983): 71-76.
When Heroes Love:  The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David.  By Susas Ackerman.  Review by Thomas Römer in Review of Biblical Literature.
"When the King Crosses the Line:  Royal Deviance and Restitution in Levantine Ideologies."  By K. C. Hanson.  Biblical Theology Bulletin 26 (1996):11-25.
Windows into the Textual History of the Books of Samuel.  By Ralph W. Klein

  1 and 2 Kings    

Last updated:  March 16, 2008

1 Kings.  Anchor Bible Commentary by Mordecai Cogan.  Review by James Linville in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
1-2 Kings.  By Gina Hens-Piazza.  Review by Ralph W. Klein and by Randall L. McKinion in Review of Biblical Literature
1 & 2 Kings.  Continental Commentary.  By Volkmar Fritz.  Reviewed in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, by Richard D. Nelson.  Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 4 (2003-2003)
1 and 2 Kings.  Notes for a Power Point presentation by Ralph W. Klein February, 2006
The Afterlife of a Text.  The Case of Solomon's Prayer in 1 Kings 8.  By Leslie J. Hoppe of Catholic Theological Union
The Alternative Story 1 Kings LXX 12:24 ^a-z Translation by Zipora Talshir, modified and annotated by RWK
The Alternative Story of the Division of the Kingdoms:  3 Kingdoms 12:24a-z.  By Zipora Talshir.  Review by John W. Wright in Review of Biblical Literature.
Bible Tutor 1 Kings (Luther Seminary)
Bible Tutor 2 Kings (Luther Seminary)
Book of Kings from Wikipedia
"The Conquest of Power:  Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories."  By Caetano Minette de Tillesse.  Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 1 (1997)
Crime Scene Investigation:  A Text-Critical Mystery and the Strange Death of Ishbosheth.  By Keith Bodner in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Dating 1  & 2 Kings to the 5th/4th Centuries.  By Walter Mattfeld
Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David.  By Nadav Na'aman. Biblica 85 (2004)
Elijah and Elisha.  Notes for a Powerpoint presentation by Ralph W. Klein February, 2006
Elisha and the Miraculous Jug of Oil.  By Yael Shemesh. Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 8.4, 2008.
The Elisha Stories as Saint's Legends. By Yael Shemesh. Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 8.5, 2008.
"The Embarrasing Footnote."  As essay on 2 Kgs 6:8-23 by Walter Brueggemann from Theology Today 44 (1987): 5-14.
"Exploring the Garden of Uzza:  Death, Burial and Ideologies of Kingship."  By Francesca Stavrakopoulou.  Bib 87 (2006):1-21.
First and Second Kings.  Westminster Bible Companion.  Reviews by E. Theodore Mullen, Jr. and Steven L. McKenzie in Review of Biblical Literature.
Found But Not Lost:  A Skeptical Note on the Document Discovered in the Temple Under Josiah.  By David Henige.
From Jezebel to Esther:  Fashioning Images of Queenship in the Hebrew Bible.  By Helena Zlotnick.  Bib 82 (2001):477-495.
Israelite Kings Date Chart (Based on the Chronology of John Bright).  By Dennis Bratcher
Jehoiakim Slept with his Fathers...(II Kings 24:6)--Did he?  By Oded Lipschits in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2002). 
King Josiah of Judah:  The Lost Messiah of Israel.  By Marvin Sweeney.  Review by Steven L. McKenzie from Review of Biblical Literature.
Kings:  History of the Kingdoms.  From Reading the Old Testament by Barry L. Bandstra.
Knowing Kings:  Knowledge, Power, and Narcissism in the Hebrew Bible.  By Stuart Lasine, 2001.  Review by Robert L. Cohn in Review of Biblical Literature.
New Light on Hezekiah's Second Prophetic Story.  2 Kgs 19,9b-35  By Nadav Na'aman in Bib 81 (2000):393-402.
A Note on the Personal Name Amon.  By Dominic Rudman.  Bib 82 (2000):403-405.
The Politics of God and the Politics of Man.  By Jacques Ellul.  A reflection based on 2 Kings on how the faithful go about the political aspect of their lives.
Reading Guide to the Books of Kings.  By Ralph W. Klein
Resources for 1 Kings.  Resources from "The Text this Week"
Resources for 2 Kings.  Resources from "The Text this Week"
Solomon's Prayer at the Dedication of the Temple and a Sermon on the Fall of the Northern Kingdom. By Ralph W. Klein
Two Versions of the Solomon Narrative: An Inquiry into the Relationship between MT 1 Kgs. 2-11 and LXX 3 Reg. 2-11. By Percy S. F. van Keulen.  Review by Zipora Talshir in Review of Biblical Literature.