2 Samuel2 Samuel , by Antony F. Campbell, S. J., is Volume VIII of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature, a series that aims to present a form critical analysis of every book in the Hebrew Bible. Fundamentally exegetical, the FOTL volumes examine the structure, genre, setting , and intention of each textual unit in question. They also study the history behind the form critical discussion of the material, attempt to bring consistency to the terminology for