King David : a biography /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Gale virtual reference library
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151405 |
Table of Contents:
- Images. The need for a biography of David
- Was there a King David? Extrabiblical sources
- Royal propaganda. The Bible's account of David's life
- Was David a shepherd? David's origins and youth
- Who killed whom? The Goliath story and David's career as a soldier in Saul's army
- Holy terrorist. David and his outlaw band
- Assassin. David's reign as King of Judah
- The cost of kingship. The policies and changes of David's administration
- Like father, like son. The Bathsheba affair and Absalom's revolt
- Poetic justice. The last days of King David
- Finished portrait. A synopsis.