Overview of 1Samuel Resources
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Audio
| Author | Title | Difficulty Level | BTR Rating | BTR Review (Summary) | Cover and/or Price |
| Mark Dever | The Message of 1 Samuel | Easily Accessible
 | Great!
 | A one-sermon overview of the message of 1 Samuel (entitled ‘Faith in the Faithless Times’). Part of Mark Dever’s 69 sermons on the whole bible. | 
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Books
| Author | Title | Difficulty Level | BTR Rating | BTR Review (Summary) | Cover and/or Price |
| Dale Ralph Davis | Looking on the Heart | Easily Accessible
| Great!
| Informal, user-friendly and accessible. Illustrations have an American flavour. Exegesis is great; biblical theology/ links to NT not quite so solid. (more…) |
Commentaries
| Author | Title | Difficulty Level | BTR Rating | BTR Review (Summary) | Cover and/or Price |
| Robert Alter | The David Story | Intermediate
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| A ‘translation & commentary’. Offers a literal translation, drawing out nuances of the Hebrew (with comments). Written from a liberal, Jewish perspective. Very strong on narrative elements of the text. (more…) | |
| Robert Bergen | 1 & 2 Samuel (NAC) | Intermediate to Advanced
 | Great!
| Evangelical. Exhibits a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew and modern linguistics. Places Samuel within a whole-bible context. Fluid, accessible style. (more…) |
FurtherInfo
| Author | Title | Difficulty Level | BTR Rating | BTR Review (Summary) | Cover and/or Price |
| Biblical Studies Bulletin | commentary recommendations | Easily Accessible
| Great!
| Brief, useful comments on commentaries on 1 & 2 Samuel. (By Mary Evans) |
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| Denver Journal | Annotated Commentary Bibliography | Easily Accessible
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| Very comprehensive, lightly annotated bibliography on 1 & 2 Samuel commentaries. (You need to scroll down to get to 1 & 2 Samuel.) |
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| Biblical Studies (.org.uk) | Bibliography | Easily Accessible
| Good
 | Very comprehensive, but unannotated bibliography on most aspects of 1 & 2 Samuel. |
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