David The King Of Israel
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Author | : Jonathan Kirsch |
Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2009-07-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0307567818 |
David, King of the Jews, possessed every flaw and failing a mortal is capable of, yet men and women adored him and God showered him with many more blessings than he did Abraham or Moses. His sexual appetite and prowess were matched only by his violence, both on the battlefield and in the bedroom. A charismatic leader, exalted as "a man after God's own heart," he was also capable of deep cunning, deceit, and betrayal. Now, in King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel, bestselling author Jonathan Kirsch reveals this commanding individual in all his glory and fallibility. In a taut, dramatic narrative, Kirsch brings new depth and psychological complexity to the familiar events of David's life--his slaying of the giant Goliath and his swift challenge to the weak rule of Saul, the first Jewish king; his tragic relationship with Saul's son Jonathan, David's cherished friend (and possibly lover); his celebrated reign in Jerusalem, where his dynasty would hold sway for generations. Yet for all his greatness, David was also a man in thrall to his passions--a voracious lover who secured the favors of his beautiful mistress Bathsheba by secretly arranging the death of her innocent husband; a merciless warrior who triumphed through cruelty; a troubled father who failed to protect his daughter from rape and whose beloved son Absalom rose against him in armed insurrection. Weaving together biblical texts with centuries of interpretation and commentary, Jonathan Kirsch brings King David to life in these pages with extraordinary freshness, intimacy, and vividness of detail. At the center of this inspiring narrative stands a hero of flesh and blood--not the cartoon giant-slayer of sermons and Sunday school stories or the immaculate ruler of legend and art but a magnetic, disturbingly familiar man--a man as vibrant and compelling today as he has been for millennia.
Author | : Robert Alter |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2009-10-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0393070255 |
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
Author | : Gary Greenberg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780981496610 |
In this challenging and controversial biography Greenberg offers compelling evidence that King David was widely despised among the ancient Israelites and relied on Philistine allies to keep himself in power against ongoing popular resistance from the people of Israel.
Author | : Steven L. McKenzie |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 0195132734 |
David's story, writes McKenzie, "reads like a modern soap opera, with plenty of sex, violence, and struggles for power.""--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Jean-Pierre Isbouts |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1426211597 |
Presents a family guide to the Bible that, told through historic art and artifacts, tells the stories of biblical characters and highlights their greater meaning for mankind.
Author | : Jacob L. Wright |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2014-05-12 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : 1107062276 |
This book presents a new thesis on the history of Israel: David was originally king of Judah, not of Israel. The tales of his encounters with Goliath, Saul, Jonathan, Michal, Bathsheba, Absalom, and Solomon are later additions to the account. The work develops a new model for the study of biblical literature.
Author | : William Mackergo Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1874 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mark Healy |
Publisher | : Firebird Books Limited |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781853140082 |
Traces David's rise from shepherd to King of Israel and describes his political and military achievements that marked a high point in Jewish history.
Author | : David Steinberg |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2007-06-12 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1416545565 |
From award-winning comedian, director, writer, and producer David Steinberg comes the totally original, utterly blasphemous, and hysterically funny memoir of a young man who emerged from a traditional Jewish childhood to become an international star—all because, it seems, he kept God in stitches. David Steinberg was raised in Winnipeg, Canada, by parents who expected little from him. And no wonder. Instead of studying Talmud in order to become a rabbi, he chose to major in Martin and Lewis with a minor in basketball. As David imagines the story of his life (since his success otherwise makes no sense), God one day spotted him on the playground and decided that this young man with no ambition could go far with His help. Sure enough, God soon had David on network TV and Broadway, and selling out nightclubs across the country—as well as being pursued by hot starlets. The Book of David is David Steinberg's hilarious trip down memory lane, assuming that the lane has a biblical address. This wild riff on the Old Testament is guaranteed laughter.
Author | : Joel Baden |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2013-10-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 006218833X |
Joel Baden, a leading expert on the Old Testament, offers a controversial look at the history of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel whose bloodline leads to Jesus, challenging prevailing popular beliefs about his legend in The Historical David. Baden makes clear that the biblical account of David is an attempt to shape the events of his life politically and theologically. Going beyond the biblical bias, he explores the events that lie behind the David story, events that are grounded in the context of the ancient Near East and continue to inform modern Israel. The Historical David exposes an ambitious, ruthless, flesh-and-blood man who achieved power by any means necessary, including murder, theft, bribery, sex, deceit, and treason. As Baden makes clear, the historical David stands in opposition not only to the virtuous and heroic legends, but to our very own self-definition as David’s national and religious descendants. Provocative and enlightening, The Historical David provides the lost truth about David and poses a challenge to us: how do we come to terms with the reality of a celebrated hero who was, in fact, similar to the ambitious power-players of his day?