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iv The Compositional Stages of the Book of Samuel . . . . . . . 39 . 2 . 5 . 0 How Should We Deal with the Four Stages of the Book . . . . . 41 . 3 . 5 . 0 Chapter 1 : How David Kills Goliath and Becomes a High - Ranking Commander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Valley of Elah Battle and the Duel of David with . 1 . 1 Goliath ( 1 Sam 17 ) : A Historical Analysis . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Political and Military Background of the Battle . . . . . . 44 . 1 . 1 . 1 The Armies’ Initial Movements and Their Discrete Strategies . . 45 . 2 . 1 . 1 Movements to the Battlefield and the Final Deployment of . 3 . 1 . 1 Both Armies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 The Description of Goliath’s Appearance and Weaponry . 4 . 1 . 1 vis - a - vis David’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Philistine Giant’s Identification : Problems and Solutions 50 . 1 . 4 . 1 . 1 Goliath’s Physics and His Special Weaponry 53 . 2 . 4 . 1 . 1 Goliath’s Arms as Indicative of the Story’s Date and Historical . 3 . 4 . 1 . 1 Context 60 Goliath’s Challenge and the Israelites’ Response . . . . . . . . 67 . 5 . 1 . 1 The Victory and its Aftermath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 . 6 . 1 . 1 Discrete Meanings of the Storytelling in Its Earlier and . 2 . 1 Later Compositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Context, Structure and Message of the Story in the Earlier Book 76 . 1 . 2 . 1 The Story’s Context, Structure, Devices and Message in the . 2 . 2 . 1 Latter Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 The Second Author’s Analogies Regarding the First Israelite . 1 . 2 . 2 . 1 Leaders 79 The Battle of Elah in Light of the Battle of Michmas 80 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 1 Puns as a Literary Device in the Story of David and Goliath 83 . 3 . 2 . 2 . 1 A Comparison Between David and the Israelites 84 . 4 . 2 . 2 . 1 The Comparison Between David and the Two Tall Israelites 85 . 5 . 2 . 2 . 1 Encounter and Reconciliation Between David and the King 86 . 6 . 2 . 2 . 1 The Single Combat between David and Goliath : A Literary . 7 . 2 . 2 . 1 Viewpoint 87 The King and His Army Commander Inquire about David’s . 8 . 2 . 2 . 1 Identity 88 David and Saul in Comparative Structure Reflecting the . 9 . 2 . 2 . 1 Author’s Thesis 91
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