Showing posts with label Bathsheba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bathsheba. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

David and Bath-Sheba story

David and Bath-Sheba story - structural analysis 

I was interested how the story of "sin of David" is organized. Me personally could only identify 6 blocks (11:2-5; 11:6-21[22-25]; 11:26-27; 12:1-15a; 12:15b-23; 12:24-25) with Introduction and Conclusion (11:1 and 12:26-31). The I consulted two sources: (1) David A. Dorsey, The Literary Structure of the Old Testament: A Commentary on Genesis - Malachi, p. 134; (2) Peter J. Leithart, A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel, p. 215.

The Twelve: Simon the Zealot

Simon the Zealot Name meaning : We had that name before, his name literally means “the one who was heard.” To some extend it is a reflection...