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Samuel 2:1-10
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- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- IV.14, IV.28, IV.34, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XXVIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.12, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "Hannah Did You Know?," Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
- "A Soul Poured Out," Bob Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2018.
- Commentary, textual points, and illustration idea, Doug Bratt, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
- "Those who preach and teach I Samuel 2 will want to explore when and how God reverses such fortunes..."
- "Pouring Out Our Souls," Rick Morley, 2012.
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10, Pentecost 24, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Radical Gratitude, 1 Samuel 2:7, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
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1 Samuel 2:1-10,
Pentecost 24,
2009, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
- "Only the Lord, who judges all the earth, can grant life, and he does so in surprising ways and unlikely places."
- "The Son and the Psalm of Hannah (1 Samuel 1:1 - 2:10)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Brettler, Marc,
"The Composition of 1 Samuel 1-2," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Firth, David G., "'Play it again, Sam': The Poetics
of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 1-7," Tyndale Bulletin, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harvey, John E.,
"Tendenz
and Textual Criticism in 1 Samuel 2-10," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Leuchter, Mark,
"'Now There Was a [Certain] Man': compositional Chronology in Judges - 1
Samuel," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lewis, Theodore J.,
"The Songs of Hannah and Deborah: HDL-II ('Growing Plump'),"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lewis, Theodore J.,
"The Textual History of the Song of Hannah: 1 Samuel 2:1-10," Vetus
Testamentum, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Menaul, Marjorie,
"Between Text & Sermon: 1 Samuel 1 & 2," Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Patrick D.,
"In Praise and Thanksgiving," Theology Today, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- O'Day, Gail,
"Singing Woman's Song: A Hermeneutic of Liberation," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Spina, Frank Anthony,
"Eli's Seat: The Transition from Priest to Prophet in 1 Samuel 1-4,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stansell, Gary,
"The Gift in Ancient Israel," Semeia, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, John T.,
"The Song of Hannah and Psalm 113," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1973.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brettler, Marc,
"The Composition of 1 Samuel 1-2," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1997.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Mary Sings Praises to God," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Hannah, The Power of Grace," Tim Baker, Debbie Gowensmith, Dennis R. McLaughlin, Erika Moss, Group, 2000. (Youth/teen activities.)
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Hymns and Music:
- "My Soul Rejoices in the Lord," a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette celebrating song of Hannah.Tune: ELLACOMBE 8.6.8.6 D ("I Sing the Mighty Power of God”).
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Samuel 2:6. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Samuel
