Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- 1 Abraham and Sarah
- 2 Miriam
- 3 Deborah
- 4 King David
- 5 Ahab and Jezebel
- 6 Jehu and Elisha
- 7 Hezekiah and Isaiah
- 8 Josiah and Huldah
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
4 - King David
Between North and South
from Part I - The Rise and Fall
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- 1 Abraham and Sarah
- 2 Miriam
- 3 Deborah
- 4 King David
- 5 Ahab and Jezebel
- 6 Jehu and Elisha
- 7 Hezekiah and Isaiah
- 8 Josiah and Huldah
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
Summary
Jerusalem, c.1000 bce. David, the nation’s beloved warrior-poet, is dancing in the streets, reveling in the triumph that he – with Yhwh’s help – had secured for his people. The celebration heralds a new dawn. After centuries of wandering, internal chaos, and conflict with neighbors, the nation is now basking in peace and security. This moment simultaneously marks the pinnacle in the bedazzling career of a figure whom the Bible honors as Judah’s greatest monarch. His rise to power is a story of the improbable, with a narrative arc corresponding to his people’s collective experience.
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- Why the Bible BeganAn Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins, pp. 57 - 71Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
References
Further Reading
Edelman, Diana Vikander, King Saul in the Historiography of Judah, Sheffield Academic Press, 1991.Google Scholar
Ehrlich, Carl S. and White, Marsha C., Saul in Story and Tradition, Mohr Siebeck, 2006.Google Scholar
Garfinkel, Yosef; Ganor, Saar; and Hasel, Michael G., In the Footsteps of King David: Revelations from an Ancient Biblical City, Thames & Hudson, 2018.Google Scholar
Krause, Joachim J.; Sergi, Omer; and Weingart, Kristin (eds.), Saul, Benjamin, and the Emergence of the Monarchy in Israel, SBL Press, 2020.Google Scholar
Leonard-Fleckman, Mahri, The House of David: Between Political Formation and Literary Revision, Fortress, 2016.Google Scholar
Na’aman, Nadav, “Was Khirbet Qeiyafa a Judahite City? The Case against It,” Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 17, 2017 (open access).Google Scholar
Rollston, Christopher A., Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age, Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.Google Scholar
Vayntrub, Jacqueline, “‘Observe Due Measure’: The Gezer Inscription and Dividing a Trip around the Sun,” in Hutton, Jeremy M. and Rubin, Aaron D. (eds.), Epigraphy, Philology, and the Hebrew Bible, SBL Publications, 2015 (open access).Google Scholar
Wilson, Kevin A., The Campaign of Pharaoh Shoshenq I into Palestine, Mohr Siebeck, 2005.Google Scholar
Wright, Jacob L., David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory, Cambridge University Press, 2014.Google Scholar