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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 The Beginning and the Ending of the So-Called History of David's Rise |
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3 | (44) |
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4 | (26) |
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1.1 Criteria for the Identification: Textual Evidence |
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4 | (4) |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.1 The List of the Officials in 2Sam 8:16--18 |
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8 | (3) |
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1.2.2 The List of the Sons in 2Sam 5:13--16 |
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11 | (1) |
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1.2.3 The annalistic note in 2Sam 5:4--5 |
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12 | (1) |
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1.2.4 The List of the Sons in 2Sam 3:2--5 |
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13 | (1) |
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1.2.5 The annalistic note in 2Sam 2:10--11 |
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14 | (1) |
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1.2.6 The formulaic expression in 2Sam 2:1 |
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15 | (1) |
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1.3 Linguistic Features and Phraseology |
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16 | (1) |
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1.3.1 Yhwh's being with David |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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1.4.1 The stylistic features of the HDR |
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20 | (7) |
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1.4.2 The stylistic features of the "Succession Narrative" |
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27 | (2) |
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1.4.3 The stylistic feature as a criterion for source division |
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29 | (1) |
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2 The Beginning of the HDR |
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30 | (7) |
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2.1 Criteria for the Identification: Textual Evidence |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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2.2.1 The summary in 14:46--51 |
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31 | (1) |
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2.2.2 The Bridge in 15:35b |
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32 | (1) |
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2.2.3 The Folkloristic Introduction in 17:12 |
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32 | (1) |
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2.3 Phraseology and Style |
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33 | (4) |
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3 How is the Decision Made? |
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37 | (10) |
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3.1 The Decision about the Ending |
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38 | (1) |
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3.1.1 Wellhausen, Steuernagel, Brettler for 8:15--18 |
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38 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Weiser, Mettinger for 7:29 |
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39 | (2) |
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3.1.3 Grønbaek, Veijola, McCarter for 5:10 |
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41 | (2) |
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3.2 The Decision about the Beginning |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Towards Understanding the Whole HDR |
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47 | (34) |
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1 How We Understand the Whole HDR |
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47 | (15) |
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1.1 The Hermeneutic Circle as Fundamental Structure of Understanding |
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49 | (1) |
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1.1.1 Friedrich Schleiermacher |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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1.2 Indeterminacy of Meaning? |
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55 | (3) |
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1.3 Nothing New Under the Sun? |
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58 | (3) |
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1.4 Relevance of Hermeneutical Reflection to Our Question |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (12) |
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2.1 In the Text: Literary Artistry of the Narrative |
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64 | (4) |
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2.2 Between Texts: Inevitable Influences from Other Texts |
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68 | (3) |
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2.3 Between the Text and the Reader |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (7) |
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Chapter 3 The Nature of the HDR as a Whole |
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81 | (42) |
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82 | (37) |
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1.1 What is Genre? How do we know it? |
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82 | (3) |
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1.2 The HDR as Propaganda/Apology |
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85 | (1) |
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1.2.1 Reading the HDR as Propaganda/Apology |
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85 | (4) |
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1.2.2 Resistance to the Framework |
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89 | (1) |
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1.2.2.1 Is the HDR unambiguously Anti-Saulide? |
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89 | (8) |
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1.2.2.2 Is the HDR unambiguously pro-Davidic? |
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97 | (4) |
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1.2.2.3 The Parallels with the Ancient Near Eastern Literature |
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101 | (4) |
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1.2.2.4 A Different Context of the Reader |
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105 | (3) |
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1.3 An Alternative Framework |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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1.3.2 Traditional Story or Saga |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (3) |
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1.3.4 Popular History or Jewish Historical Novel |
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116 | (3) |
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2 The Theme and Function of the HDR |
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119 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 The Beginning and the Ending of the HDR Revisited |
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123 | (56) |
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1 The Additions to the Shorter Version of 1Sam 17--18 |
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123 | (18) |
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1.1 Two Versions of 1Sam 17--18: MT & LXXB |
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124 | (1) |
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1.1.1 Hypothesis A: MT as an Expansion |
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125 | (1) |
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1.1.2 Hypothesis B: LXX as an Abridgement of the MT Vorlage |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (4) |
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1.3 Purpose and Date of the Expansion |
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133 | (8) |
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2 The Deuteronomistic Additions |
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141 | (23) |
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2.1 The Deuteronomostic hypothesis |
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141 | (4) |
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2.2 The deuteronomistic additions in 1Sam 15--2Sam 8 |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (2) |
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3 The Persian-period Additions |
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164 | (12) |
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3.1 The shorter version of the David and Goliath story (1Sam 17) |
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165 | (1) |
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3.2 The Duplications (1Sam 18:10--11; 26:1--25; 2Sam 1:5--10, 13--16) |
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166 | (5) |
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3.3 The Escape Episodes in 1Sam 19 |
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171 | (1) |
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3.4 More Persian-period additions |
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172 | (1) |
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3.4.1 The Merab Offer (1Sam 18:17--19) |
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172 | (1) |
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3.4.2 David's Flight to Ahimelech and the massacre of the priests at Nob (1Sam 21:2--10; 22:1--23) |
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173 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Jonathan's visit to David (1Sam 23:16--18) |
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173 | (1) |
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3.4.4 David's sparing of Saul (1Sam 26) |
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173 | (1) |
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3.4.5 David's flight to Achish (27:1--12) and David's life among the Philistines (28:1--2) |
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174 | (1) |
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3.4.6 Saul's visit to the woman in En-dor (1Sam 28:3--25) |
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174 | (1) |
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3.4.7 The Philistine warlords' rejection of David (29:1--11); David's campaign against the Amalekites (30:1--25); the list of the distribution of the spoil (30:26--31) |
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175 | (1) |
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3.4.8 The transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem (2Sam 6) |
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175 | (1) |
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3.4.9 David's Wars and His Cabinet (2Sam 8) |
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176 | (1) |
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4 Conclusion and Remaining Questions |
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176 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 The Composition of the Books of Samuel |
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179 | (35) |
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1 The Relationship with the so-called Succession Narrative |
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179 | (14) |
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1.1 The so-called Succession Narrative and the Disputes |
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179 | (4) |
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1.2 Understanding of the "SN" as a Whole |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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1.2.2.1 The Bathsheba Episode |
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184 | (3) |
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1.2.2.2 Solomon's succession to David |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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1.3 Composition and Redaction |
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189 | (3) |
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1.4 Relationship between the HDR and the "SN" |
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192 | (1) |
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2 The Relationship with the so-called Saul Cycle |
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193 | (4) |
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2.1 The Saul-Tradition in 1Sam 9--14 |
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193 | (2) |
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2.2 Relationship between the HDR and the Saul Cycle |
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195 | (2) |
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3 Composition of the Books of Samuel |
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197 | (17) |
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3.1 Pre-deuteronomistic Traditions |
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200 | (2) |
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3.2 The First Edition of the Deuteronomistic History (DtrH) |
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202 | (1) |
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3.3 The Deuteronomistic Expansion (DtrE) |
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203 | (2) |
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3.4 Post-exilic Novelistic Redaction |
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205 | (9) |
| Conclusion |
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214 | (5) |
| Bibliography |
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219 | (16) |
| Index of Biblical References |
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235 | (6) |
| Index of Names and Subjects |
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