The Books of Kings

Introduction to the First Book of Kings From the New American Bible Kings, Book of By Isidore Singer, M. Seligsohn, Emil G. Hirsch and George A. Barton in The Jewish Encyclopedia Kings iTanakh's collection of links, courtesy of R. Christopher Heard of Milligan College David, Solomon and Egypt Article by Paul S. Ash in The Bible and Interpretation The Book of Kings: Religion Meets Geo-Politics, Ancient Style By Shawn Aster Fact and Fiction in the Ancient Near East: The Assyrian Royal Inscriptions, the Babylonian Chronicles, and the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible Jens Bruun Kofoed, SEE-J Hiphil, 2004 King Emil G. Hirsch, Joseph Jacobs and Solomon Schechter in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 1 KINGS Melachim I - I Kings The text of 1 Kings along with the commentary of the 11th-century rabbi, Rashi 1 Kings Resources from Early Jewish Writings Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible By Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior, 2004. About 1 Kings 2:13-25 Solomon Gabriel Oussani, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 Solomon By Emil G. Hirsch, Ira Maurice Price, Wilhelm Bacher, M. Seligsohn, Mary W. Montgomery and Crawford Howell Toy in The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910 Solomon in All His Glory Alan Millard, Vox Evangelica, 1981 Reconsidering the Composition of the Story of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (1 Kings 3:4-15) Article by Michael Avioz in the Journal of Biblical Studies, 2006 The Dimensions and Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 Article by George M. Hollenback in Biblica, 2000 Queen of Sheba Joseph Jacobs and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Jeroboam By Emil G. Hirsch in The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910 Jeroboam By David Mandel, from Who's Who in the Hebrew Bible Rehoboam Emil G. Hirsch, Ira Maurice Price, Wilhelm Bacher and Jacob Zallel Lauterbach in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Samaritan Hospitality (I KINGS 13) Stuart R. Jones, in Kerux: The Journal of Northwest Theological Seminary Elijah By Emil G. Hirsch, Eduard König, Solomon Schechter, Louis Ginzberg, M. Seligsohn and Kaufmann Kohler in The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910 Elijah By David Mandel, from Who's Who in the Hebrew Bible Elijah & Elisha By Anne-Marie Belinfante Elijah's Sleeping Baal Article by H. Jacobson in Biblica, 1998 The Motif of the Sleeping Divinity Article by A. Mrozek and S. Votto in Biblica, 1999 Exodus 18:1-39 By Menachem Leibtag, in Memory of Rabbi Avraham Leibtag. From The Tanach Study Center. This week's Haftara describes the famous 'showdown' between Eliyahu and the prophets of Ba'al on Har Carmel. This week's shiur discusses both the prophetic and 'political' background of this event Differentiating Elijah: A Study of 1 Kings 19 Beth Bidlack, University of Chicago Journey to Mount Horeb: Cognitive Theory and 1 Kings 19:1-18 J. Dwayne Howell and Susan C. Howell, Campbellsville University Life for Land (I Kings 21:1-29) Stuart R. Jones, in Kerux: The Journal of Northwest Theological Seminary 2 KINGS Melachim II - II Kings The text of 2 Kings along with the commentary by the 11th=century rabbi, Rashi 2 Kings Resources from Early Jewish Writings Elisha By Solomon Schechter, Emil G. Hirsch and Eduard König in The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910 Beware the Angry Prophet: 2 Kings 2:23-25 Article by Jim West in The Journal of Biblical Studies, 2001 Kings 3: History or Historical Fiction? By Joe M. Sprinkle, Bulletin for Biblical Research, 1999 The Elisha Stories as Saint's Legends Yael Shemesh, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 Elisha and The Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7) Yael Shemesh, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 Naaman and the Wild God of Israel Article by Michael A. King in Spirituality Today, 1986 A brief moment for a one-person remnant - 2 Kings 5:2-3 By Walter Brueggemann, Biblical Theology Bulletin, Summer, 2001 The Embarrassing Footnote Article by Walter Brueggemann in Theology Today, 1987. At the beginning of the narrative [II Kings 6:8-23], Syria is a great threat. At the end of the narrative, Syria has gone home in peace. The intervention of Elisha which changed everything is unlikely. His decisive action consisted in a prayer and a feast Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David Nadav Na'aman, Biblica, 2004 Assyrian Downfall through Isaiah's Eyes (2 Kings 15–23): The Historiography of Representation By Peter Dubovskı, Biblica, 2008 Hezekiah By Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn, Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Joseph Jacobs in The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910 Hezekiah By David Mandel, from Who's Who in the Hebrew Bible New Light on Hezekiah's Second Prophetic Story (2 Kgs 19,9b-35) Article by Nadav Na'aman in Biblica, 2000 A Note on the Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21,19-26 || 2 Chr 33,21-25) Article by Dominic Rudman in Biblica, 2000 Exploring the Garden of Uzza: Death, Burial and Ideologies of Kingship By Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Biblica, 2006 Found But Not Lost: A Skeptical Note on the Document Discovered in the Temple Under Josiah David Henige, The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2007 "Jehoiakim Slept with his Fathers..." (II Kings 24:6) - Did He? Article by Oded Lipschits in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 4 (2002) When Was the First Temple Destroyed, According to the Bible? By Michael Avioz, Biblica, 2003. About Jer 52,12-13 and 2 Kgs 25,8-9 Nebuchadnezzar By David Mandel, from Who's Who in the Hebrew Bible