In this study, Stephen Germany investigates the literary function of the Philistines and Arameans in the books of Samuel and Kings and reconstructs the compositional history and historical background of the narratives in which they appear.

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Born 1985; 2016 PhD (Emory University); 2023 Habilitation (University of Basel); Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible in its Historical and Cultural Contexts at the University of Lausanne.

Inhalt
1. Introduction
1.1. Methodology and Structure of this Study
1.2. Key Concepts
1.3. Contributions to Current Research

2. Philistines and Arameans in the Story of the Israelite Monarchy
2.1. Philistines in SamuelKings
2.2. Arameans in SamuelKings
2.3. The Narrative Function of the Philistines and Arameans

3. Observations on the Formation of SamuelKings
3.1. The Formation of the Book of Kings
3.2. The Formation of the Book of Samuel
3.3. The Link between the Books of Samuel and Kings

4. The Development of the Philistine Theme in the Book of Samuel
4.1. The Philistines in the Saul-David Narrative (1 Sam 92 Sam 8)
4.2. The Philistines in the Overture to the Book of Samuel (1 Sam 18)
4.3. The Philistines in the Appendix to Samuel (2 Sam 2124)
4.4. Synthesis: The Development of the Philistine Theme in Samuel

5. The Philistines in History and in the Book of Samuel
5.1. Extrabiblical Sources for the History of Philistia, ca. 1200200 BCE
5.2. The Philistines in Samuel in Light of the Extrabiblical Evidence
5.3. Result

6. The Development of the Aramean Theme in the Book of Kings
6.1. Aram in the Annalistic Notices in Kings
6.2. Aram in the Elijah-Elisha Narratives (1 Kgs 172 Kgs 13)
6.3. The War Narratives in 1 Kgs 202 Kgs 7 + 2 Kgs 13
6.4. Synthesis: The Development of the Aramean Theme in Kings

7. The Arameans in History and in the Book of Kings
7.1. Extrabiblical Sources for the History of the Central Levant, ca. 1200200 BCE
7.2. The Arameans in Kings in Light of the Extrabiblical Evidence
7.3. Result

8. Conclusion
8.1. The Approach of this Study and its Contributions to Scholarship
8.2. The Philistines and Arameans in the Story of the Israelite Monarchy
8.3. Observations on the Formation of SamuelKings
8.4. The Development of the Philistine Theme in the Book of Samuel
8.5. Historical Contexts behind the Dynamic Image of the Philistines
8.6. The Development of the Aramean Theme in the Book of Kings
8.7. Historical Contexts behind the Dynamic Image of the Arameans
8.8. Concluding Synthesis