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David and Solomon : in search of the Bible's sacred kings and the roots of the Western tradition
- Title
- David and Solomon : in search of the Bible's sacred kings and the roots of the Western tradition / Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.
- Author
- Finkelstein, Israel.
- Publication
- New York : Free Press, c2006.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Silberman, Neil Asher, 1950-
- Description
- vi, 342 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Discoveries of biblical archaeology have shed powerful light on the characters in the Bible. Here, archaeologists Finkelstein and Silberman focus on the first two great kings of the Bible as a lens through which we can see the evolution of the entire era. The Bible's verses on David and his son were written in stages, over many hundreds of years, by authors living in very different circumstances. The earliest folklore about David depicts a bandit leader, leading a small gang of traveling raiders. In later periods, authors added images of a poet, the founder of a great dynasty, a political in-fighter, and a sinner. A similar evolution of Solomon from the builder of the Temple, to expander of his empire, to wise sage, to rich trader similarly reflects successive stages of history. Ultimately, David and Solomon came to embody a tradition of divinely inspired kings.--From publisher description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-323) and index.
- Call Number
- *PEB 06-1586
- ISBN
- 0743243625
- LCCN
- 2005049490
- 9780743243629 (hardcover)
- OCLC
- 61361631
- vendorOCM61361631
- Author
- Finkelstein, Israel.
- Title
- David and Solomon : in search of the Bible's sacred kings and the roots of the Western tradition / Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.
- Imprint
- New York : Free Press, c2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-323) and index.
- Added Author
- Silberman, Neil Asher, 1950-
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780743243629 (hardcover)
- Research Call Number
- *PEB 06-1586