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David and Solomon :in search of the Bible's sacred kings and the roots of the Western tradition

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eng

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David and Solomon :in search of the Bible's sacred kings and the roots of the Western tradition

As Finkelstein and Silberman cite, the figure of David )shepherd, warrior, and divinely protected king( and of his son, Solomon )a great builder, wise judge, and serene ruler of a vast empire( have become timeless models of righteous leadership and God's sanction. They contend that the archaeological discoveries of recent decades have shown "how far from the glamorous scriptural portraits the actual world of David and Solomon was." They also posit that many of the famous episodes in the biblical story are highly exaggerated. Although it seems possible that David and Solomon were actual historical characters, they were very different from their scriptural portraits. Finkelstein and Silberman offer evidence that it is unlikely that David ever conquered land more than two days' march from the heartland of Judah and that Solomon's Jerusalem was "neither extensive nor impressive." Their point is to show how the legends of David and Solomon developed and how they came to guide Western thinking and shape Western religious and political traditions in important ways. George Cohen

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

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Free

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2006

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

342 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references )p. 297-323( and index

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ISBN-13: 9780743243636

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ISBN-10: 0743243633

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Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman

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History ، Excavations )Archaeology( - Palestine

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Influence ، Christianity

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Antiquities ، Palestine

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Finkelstein, Israel

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AU

AU Silberman, Neil Asher 1950-

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