The Books of Kings


Introduction to the First Book of Kings From the New American Bible
Book of Kings The Jewish Encyclopedia

Articles in SIDIC Periodical, a journal of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion
The Prophet Elijah in Jewish Liturgy Nello Pavoncello
Gleanings - The Prophet Elijah Editors of SIDIC Periodical
Elijah in Kabbalah and Mysticism M. J. Stlassny
Elijah - A Victorious, Persecuted, Discouraged Prophet - First of a Long Line (1 Judgs 17-19) Michel De Goedt
Elijah the Peacemaker - Jewish and Early Christian Interpretations of Malachi 3_23-24 Lawrence Frizzell
Notes for Teachers: Elijah Mary Travers

Articles in Tyndale Bulletin, the journal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, a UK-based research institute
Counterfeit Davids: Davidic Restoration and the Architecture of 1-2 Kings Peter J. Leithart
'Trust in the Lord': Hezekiah, Kings and Isaiah J.W. Olley
We Really Should Stop Translating NIR in Kings as "Light" Or "Lamp": A Response David B. Schreiner

Articles in Bible and Interpretation
Heroic Bodies in Ancient Israel: The Case of Saul's Height Brian R. Doak
Continuing Life in Kings Graeme Auld
The Carnival at the Heart of Kings Helen Paynter

Articles in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Comparison With David as a Means of Evaluating Character in the Book of Kings Amos Frisch
The Elisha Stories as Saint's Legends Yael Shemesh

Articles from other sources
The "Jezebel Spirit": A Scholarly Inquiry Trudie Stark and Hans J.M. van Deventer
The Book of Kings: Religion Meets Geo-Politics, Ancient Style 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
The Archaeological Sources Which Elucidate the History of the Northern Kingdom and Neighboring Lands: From Omri (876 BCE) to the Exile (721 BCE) Patricia Ruth Depew
King Jewish Encyclopedia


1 KINGS

Melachim I - I Kings Commentary of the 11th-century rabbi, Rashi

Articles in Bible and Interpretation
The Mysterious Number 480 in 1 Kings 6:1 Antti Laato
The Historical Geography of 1 Kings 9:11-14 Kyle Keimer

Articles in Tyndale Bulletin, the journal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, a UK-based research institute
Issues in Text and Translation Technique in the Gamma-Gamma Section of 3 Reigns (1 Kings) Andrzej Szymon Turkanik
Studies in the Syntax of the Peshitta of 1 Kings P. J. Williams
Why Barzillai Of Gilead (1 Kings 2:7)?: Narrative Art and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion in 1 Kings 1-2 Iain W. Provan

Articles in the Jewish Encyclopedia
Solomon | Queen of Sheba | Jeroboam | Rehoboam | Elijah

Articles from Biblical Studies.org.uk
Solomon in All His Glory Alan Millard
Jeroboam's Rise to Power Ralph W. Klein

Articles in Biblica, the journal of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome
The Dimensions and Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 George M. Hollenback
Elijah's Sleeping Baal H. Jacobson
The Motif of the Sleeping Divinity A. Mrozek and S. Votto
Jezebel's Oath (1 Kgs 19,2) Robert J. Merecz

Articles from My Jewish Learning
Jeroboam David Mandel
Elijah David Mandel
Elijah & Elisha Anne-Marie Belinfante

Articles in Kerux: A Journal of Biblical Theology
Samaritan Hospitality (I Kings 13) Stuart R. Jones
Life for Land (I Kings 21:1-29) Stuart R. Jones

Articles in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
The Jeroboam Story in the (Re)Formulation of Israelite Identity: Evaluating the Literary-Ideological Purposes of 1 Kings 11-14 Ronald A. Geobey
1 Kings 12:1-24 and effects of hate speech in Nigeria Favour C. Uroko, Mary J. Obiorah
1 Kings Early Jewish Writings
Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible Susanne Scholz
Solomon Catholic Encyclopedia
Reconsidering the Composition of the Story of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (1 Kings 3:4-15) Michael Avioz
A Case of Spousal Abuse: A Study of the Marriage of Jeroboam I (1 Kings 14:1-18) Robin Gallaher Branch
Exodus 18:1-39 Menachem Leibtag
A Note on Ellijah's "Fire from Yahweh" Jon Ruthven, B.D., M.A.


2 KINGS

Melachim II - II Kings Commentary by the 11th-century rabbi, Rashi

Articles in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
"Jehoiakim Slept With His Fathers" (II Kings 24:6)--Did He? Oded Lipschits
Elisha and The Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7) Yael Shemesh

Articles in Tyndale Bulletin, the journal of Tyndale House, Cambridge, a UK-based research institute
The Curious Incident of the Boys and the Bears: 2 Kings 2 and the Prophetic Authority of Elisha Brian P. Irwin
The Elisha Narratives and Coherence of 2 Kings 2-8 Philip E. Satterthwaite

Articles in Biblica, the journal of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome
Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David Nadav Na'aman
Assyrian Downfall through Isaiah's Eyes (2 Kings 15-23): The Historiography of Representation Peter Dubovsky
New Light on Hezekiah's Second Prophetic Story (2 Kgs 19,9b-35) Nadav Na'aman
A Note on the Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21,19-26 || 2 Chr 33,21-25) Dominic Rudman
Exploring the Garden of Uzza: Death, Burial and Ideologies of Kingship Francesca Stavrakopoulou
When Was the First Temple Destroyed, According to the Bible? Michael Avioz

Articles from My Jewish Learning
Hezekiah David Mandel
Nebuchadnezzar David Mandel

Articles in the Jewish Encyclopedia
Elisha
Hezekiah

Articles from other sources
2 Kings Early Jewish Writings
Beware the Angry Prophet: 2 Kings 2:23-25 Jim West
2 Kings 3: History or Historical Fiction? Joe M. Sprinkle
The Elisha Stories as Saint's Legends Yael Shemesh
Naaman and the Wild God of Israel Michael A. King




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