King David: A Biography - Couverture rigide

McKenzie, Steven L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195132734 ISBN 13 : 9780195132731

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

King David This is a critical biography of the biblical figure of David, concluding that he was a real person and an important historical figure. However, this reading of the biblical text also concludes that he was a very different figure to that popularly supposed.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

McKenzie is little short of brilliant. (The New York Times Book Review)

A provocative look at a complex biblical figure....McKenzie uses biblical texts and recent archaeological discoveries to paint a searing portrait of the 'real' King David. (The Sunday Star-Ledger)

[A] remarkable book....McKenzie brings to bear all the analytical tools of the modern historian....We see a darker and more realistic David and a more troubling biblical history..... McKenzie's portrait of David is both convincing and disturbing. (Bible Review)

Mckenzie...uses historical analysis of the texts, augmented by archaeology and the immense body of scholarship about the ancient Middle East, to create a plausible real-life portrait of the figure who gets more space in the Bible than anybody, Moses and Jesus included....A spirited analysis. (The Fayetteville Observer)

The conventional, laudatory image of David as a simple shepherd boy who courageously slew Goliath and rose to become Israel's greatest king despite some human failings is disputed by McKenzie. (Publishers Weekly)

Biographie de l'auteur :

Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Rhodes College. He is the author of many books on Bible Studies, including The Hebrew Bible Today and All God's Children: A Biblical Critique of Racism. He lives in Memphis.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0195132734
• ISBN 13: 9780195132731
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248