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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Translation with Exegesis of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 with Particular Emphasis on Juridical and Covenant Terminology and Concepts | |
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| Translation and Exegesis of I Samuel 12:1-25 | |
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| Translation and Exegesis of I Samuel 11:14-15 | |
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| Literary Critical and Genre-Historical Analysis of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| I Samuel 11:14-12:25 As a Composite Unit | |
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| A Survey of the Literary Criticism of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| I Samuel 12:1-25 | |
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| I Samuel 12 as an original unity | |
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| I Samuel 12 as a reliable historical record | |
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| Representatives of "conservative biblical scholarship" | |
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| E. Robertson | |
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| I Samuel 12 as the composition of a "deuteronomistic historian" | |
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| J. Wellhausen | |
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| H. P. Smith | |
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| M. Noth (H. J. Boecker) | |
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| R. H. Pfeiffer | |
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| I Samuel 12 as an independent tradition unit | |
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| H. Gressman | |
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| A. Weiser | |
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| I Samuel 12 as an original unit modified by redactional reworking | |
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| K. Budde | |
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| S. R. Driver | |
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| O. Eissfeldt | |
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| G. B. Caird | |
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| M. Buber | |
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| G. Wallis | |
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| B. C. Birch | |
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| N. Gottwald | |
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| H. J. Stoebe | |
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| I Samuel 12 as a composite of disparate material | |
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| I. Hylander | |
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| H. Seebass | |
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| Provisional conclusion | |
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| I Samuel 11:14-15 | |
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| I Samuel 11:14 as a redactional introduction to I Samuel 11:14 | |
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| Entirety of I Samuel 11:12-14 as redactional | |
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| J. Wellhausen | |
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| H. P. Smith | |
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| H. Gressman | |
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| H. Wildberger | |
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| G. Wallis | |
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| The phrase "renew the kingdom" (v. 14) as redactional | |
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| S. R. Driver | |
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| R. Press | |
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| K. Mohlenbrink | |
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| M. Noth | |
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| A. Weiser | |
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| H. W. Hertzberg | |
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| I Samuel 11:12-14 (15) as a part of an originally separate tradition | |
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| Th. C. Vriezen | |
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| H. Seebass | |
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| N. Gottwald | |
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| H. J. Stoebe | |
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| E. Robertson | |
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| Provisional conclusion | |
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| The Structure of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| The Relationship of I Samuel 11:14-15 to I Samuel 12:1-25 | |
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| Structural Elements of I Samuel 12:1-25 | |
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| The Covenant Form in the Old Testament and I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| The Covenant Form in the Old Testament | |
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| The Covenant-Treaty Analogy | |
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| Characteristic Features of the Old Testament Covenant Form | |
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| Extent and Variety of Utilization of the Old Testament Covenant Form | |
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| Sitz im Leben of the Old Testament Covenant Form; Historical Implications of Its Presence | |
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| The nature of the covenant form and its origin-cultic or historical? | |
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| The evolution of the treaty form and its implications for the date of the book of Deuteronomy | |
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| The vassal treaties of Esarhaddon compared with the Hittite suzerainty treaties | |
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| Absence of a historical prologue | |
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| Absence of a Grundsatzerklarung | |
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| Absence of blessings | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Aramaic treaties from Sefire compared with the vassal treaties of Esarhaddon and with the Hittite suzerainty treaties | |
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| Similarities of the Sefire treaties to the Assyrian treaties | |
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| Similarities of the Sefire treaties to the Hittite treaties | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Implications of the treaty-covenant analogy for the date of Deuteronomy | |
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| The Covenant Form in I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| Characteristic Features of the Covenant Form in I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| Appeal to antecedent history (I Sam. 12:6-12) | |
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| The challenge to the basic covenantal obligation of undivided allegiance to Yahweh introduced by the transitional "and now" (I Sam. 12:13a, 14a, 15a, 20-21, 24) | |
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| Blessing and curse sanctions (I Sam. 12:14b, 15b, 25) | |
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| Theophanic sign (I Sam. 12:16-18a) | |
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| Implications of the Covenant Form in I Samuel 11:14-12:25 for its Interpretation and Unity | |
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| Implications for its Interpretation | |
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| Elucidation of the covenantal character and purposes of the Gilgal assembly | |
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| Elucidation of the covenantal background for various statements and terms occurring in I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| "Renew the kingdom" (I Sam. 11:14) | |
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| Israel's wickedness in asking for a king (I Sam. 12:17, 20) | |
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| "Peace offerings" (I Sam. 11:15); "righteous acts of Yahweh" (I Sam. 12:7); "good and right way" (I Sam. 12:23) | |
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| Implications of the covenant form of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 for its unity | |
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| Clarification of the relationship between I Sam. 11:14-15 and I Sam. 12:1-15 | |
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| The covenant form and the structural integrity of I Samuel 12 | |
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| Implications of the covenant form for viewing I Samuel 12 as an original unity modified by redactional reworking | |
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| Implications of the covenant form for viewing I Samuel 12 as a composite of disparate material | |
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| Implications of the covenant form for viewing I Samuel 12 as an independent tradition unit | |
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| Implications of the covenant form for viewing I Samuel 12 as the composition of a "deuteronomistic historian" | |
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| Appendix | |
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| The Literary Criticism of I Samuel 8-12 in the Light of the Covenantal Character of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| A Survey of the History of Criticism of I Samuel 8-12 | |
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| The Documentary-Source Approach | |
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| J. Wellhausen | |
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| K. Budde | |
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| H. P. Smith | |
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| S. R. Driver | |
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| O. Eissfeldt | |
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| The Fragmentary Approach | |
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| H. Gressmann | |
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| M. Noth | |
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| H. J. Boecker | |
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| The Tradition-History Approach | |
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| W. Caspari | |
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| Th. C. Vriezen | |
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| A. Weiser | |
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| B. C. Birch | |
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| H. J. Stoebe | |
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| D. J. McCarthy | |
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| The Approach of "Conservative Biblical Scholarship" | |
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| An Assessment of the Criticism of I Samuel 8-12 in the Light of the Covenantal Character of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| The Ambivalent Attitude Toward Kingship in the Narratives of I Samuel 8-12 in the Light of the Covenantal Character of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| The Narrative Sequence of I Samuel 8-12 in the Light of the Covenantal Character of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| "Deuteronomic Influence" in the Narratives of I Samuel 8-12 in the Light of the Covenantal Character of I Samuel 11:14-12:25 | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| Bibliographical Abbreviations | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Summary | |
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| Translations | |