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HebrewParallelism or HebrewSvmmetry (Narrative and Poetry):

Whatis A ("Who is David?")

And What is More, B ("Who is ben-Jesse?")

Illustration:

Whatis A: "Washme thoroughly from my iniquity" (Ps.51:2a) And Whatis More,B: "And cleanseme from my sin." (Ps.5l:2b)

Whatis A: o'ForI know my transgressions."(Ps. 5l:3a) And Whatis More,B: "And my sin is everbefore me." (Ps.51:3b)

Biblical-theological Paradi gm:

ProtologicalDavid (David the First) EschatologicalDavid (David the Last) (Basedon the languageof the GreekNew Testament:protos: "first"; eschatos:"last")

Archaeology

FoundationStones of David's Palace(Eilat Mazar,attached) Tel Dan Inscription(attached)

Date

Davidreigned 40 years(2 Sam.5:4) (1010-970 B.C.) Saulreigned 40 years(Acts 13:21) (1050-1010 B.C.) Solomonreigned 40 years(1 Kings Il:42) (970-930B.C.) CurrentDiscussion:

Hermeneuticsof Inspiration

Historicityof David, Jerusalemand the UnitedMonarchy K.A. Kitchen(On the Reliabilityof the Old Testament),Gleason Archer (Survey of Old TestamentIntroduction), Eugene Menill (Kingdomof Priests)

Hermeneuticsof Suspicion

David asa Myth, Inventionof 7fr B.C. Judaism,Rogue, "Mobster" and"Thug" IsraelFinkelstein (Bible Unearthed),Baruch Halpern (David's Seuet Demons), StevenMcKenzie (King David:A Biography)

Macrostructure:I Samuel15-31

David'sRise and Saul's Demise: or Constitutionof David'sKingdom and Destitutionof Saul'sKingdom

A. Sauland Amalek (1 S 15)+ DavidAnointed King (16)-+ Deathof Samuel(25:I)

Shiftfrom Kingdomof Saulto Kingdomof David(I524-29)

A'. Davidand Amalek (1 S 30) + DavidActs as King (30:26ff.)- Deathof Saul(31)

OR

A. David'sRise and Exile to thePhilistines (1 S 16-21)

NarrativeTransition Point: Slaughterof the Priestsof Nob (I S 22)

A'. Saul'sDemise and Death by thePhilistines (1 S 23-31)

DisplacementMotif

(young)Samuel ---+ (old) Eli (1 Sam.3) (young)Saul -'(old) Samuel(l Sam.8, 9) (young)David --+ (old) Saul(1 Sam.16) (young)Solomon ---+ (old) David(l Kings2)

?Step-StoneNarrative Pro gression

Eli (Judge)--- Samuel(Prophet/Judge) Samuel(Judge/Prophet) --+ Saul (King) Saul(False King) --+David (TrueKing) David (Wanior King) --- Solomon(King in Shalom) Literary Aspectsof Nanativs Prama

Sceneor Looation Settingor Occasion Plot or Narrative DeveloPrnent Characterization Redernptive-Historicalof Biblioal-TheologicalDrama

Microstructure: 1 Samuel16: 1:13

Sugeestion#l (SpatialMotif)

"samuelwent to Ramah"(15:34)

Shift: "samuel . . . cameto Bethlehem"(16:4)

"samuelwent to Ramaho'(16:13)

Suegestion#2 (OccasionMotif)

"horn" "oil" (16:1)

Shift: Saulto David ' "hoflil""oil" (16:13)

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