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title: "King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)"
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# King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

**Brand:** jonathan kirsch
**Price:** 228 Lei
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- **What is this?** King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by jonathan kirsch
- **How much does it cost?** 228 Lei with free shipping
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King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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## Customer Reviews

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    Simply compelling, it opens new insights into the remarkable ...
  

*by M***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2014*

Simply compelling, it opens new insights into the remarkable saga of King David and the era in which he lived.

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    Looking for the truth ...
  

*by P***I on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 27, 2018*

This is an excellent book that relates intricate details of King David of Israel which are not told in the Old Testament of The Holy Bible.  In this novel We learn how David became the principle character of "The Star Prophecy" which actually came from an enemy of the Israelites, Balaam, and later, how David was forced to "bump", so to speak, Yahweh's chosen one, Saul, and usurp the throne.  Furthermore, this book also illustrates King David as a "gangster", so to speak, in His declining years, ordering vengeance and securing even more followers at the same time.  The only thing that could have made this novel better would have been to illustrate King David's parallelisms with Emperor Hungwu of China ... .

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    Great overview but relies heavily on higher critical scholarship
  

*by G***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 1, 2023*

I really enjoyed listening to this book while in the car during a recent road trip. As someone who has spent much time in biblical scholarship, this served as a great introdution, and was able to refresh my mmory, on essential and yet forgotten details in the story of David. This book lays out the story of David, beginning with Samuel's birth until David's death by adding the author's additional insights while relying heavily on modern biblical scholarship. For example, while discussing the relationship between David and Jonathan, it is apparent that the author does agree with the higher critics that David was most likely bisexual. Although many scholars of the classical world, do not see this relationship having any sexual intimacy surrounding it. This is simply putting a modern read upon an ancient text. Besides the obvious mistake with Jonathan and David, the author, concludes that, without the story of David, none of the Hebrew Bible, either before, or after would not have been composed. There are certainly gaps in this argument that need to be explained. For example, if the entire Pentateuch was written to foreshadow David, why doesn't Judah receive greater attention in the book of Genesis, and why does not the tribe of Judah take on a more prominent role within the other four books of Moses? To say that David is the key figure of the Old Testament is undoubtedly fascinating, yet this should definitely be explained and argued in more detail in this book. If this argument was explained instead of assumed, it would have been a more delightful read and possibly more convincing. If one can oversee these many incorrect assumptions, one can thoroughly enjoy this book while gathering new insights into the story of King David.

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