David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0743243633
ISBN 13
9780743243636
Category
NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
352
Subject
Solomon, King of Israel. ; David, King of Israel. ; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine -- History. ;
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Abstract
"The exploding number of discoveries of biblical archaeology - artifacts and texts found at hundreds of sites populated in the ancient Near East - have shed powerful beams of light on the characters and peoples in the Bible. Most of the resulting public controversies have focused on whether or not the history in the Bible is true. Yet ultimately, there are two larger questions that matter more: exactly how did the Bible evolve into its final form, over the centuries-long process of its compilation, and what does that history tell us about the traditions we have inherited and that still stamp our memories?".
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