1 Samuel – Makhashabah: Patterns in 1 Samuel

Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 3 of 3

In this post I discuss a third chiasm in 1 Sam 13-14. Like the first two, it is set within the context of a battle between Israel and the Philistines, with each chiasm giving a different thematic perspective of the battle. The previous chiasm presented a tense military situation for Israel who was armed onlyContinue reading “Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 3 of 3”

Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 2 of 3

Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 2 of 3 There are many chiasms within 1 Samuel 13-14 with varying sizes. This blog looks at the second of three larger ones. Plows, Not Swords Chiasm The chiasm shown in Table 6.1 focuses on an encounter between the Israelites and the Philistines, and the fighting implementsContinue reading “Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 2 of 3”

Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 1

The previous three blogs looked at story trellises in 1 Samuel 13-14. This next set will focus on three chiasms in the same chapters that overlap the texts of the story trellises. In order to post these blogs quickly, I will keep the discussion to a minimum and let the tables carry the weight ofContinue reading “Saul and Jonathan in Chiasms – Part 1”

The Decline of Saul – Part 3

This post is the third in a series describing a cluster of story trellises, all three depicting the decline of King Saul’s reign in 1 Sam. 13-14. The first trellis in the cluster is named Saul’s Foolishness. The second is named Saul’s Dynasty Will End. The third is Separation. Separation Story Trellis The Separation StoryContinue reading “The Decline of Saul – Part 3”

The Decline of Saul – Part 2

The previous post in this series introduced a cluster of three story trellises in 1 Sam. 13-14, along with a description of the first trellis, Saul’s Foolishness. This post describes the second story trellis in the cluster named Saul’s Dynasty Will End. The first texts of these two trellises overlap in 1 Sam. 13, but the secondContinue reading “The Decline of Saul – Part 2”

The Decline of Saul – Part 1

The last chapter of Makhashabah: Patterns in Ruth shows a pair of story trellises arranged in a chiasm that spans the entire book of Ruth. The book of 1 Samuel features a different arrangement of story trellises: a cluster. A cluster of three story trellises in 1 Samuel 13-14 launches the story of the declineContinue reading “The Decline of Saul – Part 1”