CHAPTER VII. JUDGES, SAMUEL, AND KINGS—
VII.I.1. The formula on which the book of Judges is constructed in point of chronology and of religion
VII.I.2. Its relation to the stem of the tradition. Judg. xix.-xxi.
VI.II.3. Occasional additions to the original narratives
VII.I.4. Difference of religious attitude in the latter
VII.II.1. Chronological and religious formulas in the books of Samuel
VII.II.2. The stories of the rise of the monarchy and the elevation of Saul entirely recast
VII.II.3. Saul's relation to Samuel
VII.II.4. The narrative of David's youth The view taken of Samuel may be regarded as a measure of the growth of the tradition Saul and David
VII.III.1. The last religious chronological revision of the books of
Kings. Similar in kind to that of Judges and Samuel
Its standpoint Judaean and Deuteronomistic
VII.III.2. Its relation to the materials received from tradition
VII.III.3. Differences of sentiment in the sources
VII.III.4. In Chronicles the history of ancient Israel is recast in accordance with the ideas of the Priestly Code; in the older historical books it is judged according to the standard of Deuteronomy