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Line 8: − − == Critical views == − By tradition, Samuel wrote most of the first of the books that bear his name, and the prophet Nathan and a minor seer named Gad wrote the rest. Some modern authorities suggest instead that the present Books of Samuel (originally published as one volume) were written much later than the events that they describe, and are actually compilations of often inconsistent stories.<ref name=Hirsch1>Hirsch EG, Bachler W, and Lauterbach JZ, "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=130&letter=S Samuel]," ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'', n.d. Accessed December 26, 2008.</ref><ref name=Britannica>"Samuel." ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Accessed December 26, 2008 <https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/520794/Samuel>.</ref><ref name=Hirsch2>Hirsch EG, "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=131&letter=S Samuel, Books of]," ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'', n.d. Accessed December 26, 2008.</ref> Hirsch also declares, with no warrant, that the [[Masoretic Text]] of the books of Samuel is "corrupt."<ref name=Hirsch2/> − − The main objection seems to be to the two different narratives concerning the accession of Saul. But these authorities never consider that Saul might have received two separate acclamations. The first acclamation occurs after a choice by lot. The apparent reliance on [[randomness]] is misleading. [[God]] is Sovereign over all events, and therefore nothing is truly random. The second acclamation follows a military victory as decisive as the victory of [[Gideon]], and such a victory would be a further sign that Saul had the blessing of God, at least at first.
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== Chronological placement ==
== Chronological placement ==
[[Floyd Nolen Jones]]<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament,'' Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 279 and Chart 4</ref> dates Samuel's career from the date of the Fall of the Temple of Dagon (when [[Samson]] died) to five years before King [[Saul]] fell in battle with the [[Philistine]]s. Archbishop [[William Lloyd]], in 1701, had suggested that Samuel had been born twenty years earlier, as shown in the marginal dates in some surviving copies of the [[King James Version|Authorized Version]] of the Bible. This would imply that Samuel lived to the age of 111 years, which is not impossible, but less likely in his era.
[[Floyd Nolen Jones]]<ref name=Jones>Jones, Floyd N., ''The Chronology of the Old Testament,'' Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004, p. 279 and Chart 4</ref> dates Samuel's career from the date of the Fall of the Temple of Dagon (when [[Samson]] died) to five years before King [[Saul]] fell in battle with the [[Philistine]]s. Archbishop [[William Lloyd]], in 1701, had suggested that Samuel had been born twenty years earlier, as shown in the marginal dates in some surviving copies of the [[King James Version|Authorized Version]] of the Bible. This would imply that Samuel lived to the age of 111 years, which is not impossible, but less likely in his era.
== In fiction ==
== In fiction ==