David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory

by Jacob L. Wright

Book Overview

Of all the Bible's personalities, David is the most profoundly human. Courageous, cunning, and complex, he lives life to the hilt. Whatever he does, he does with all his might, exuding both vitality and vulnerability. No wonder it has been said that Israel revered Moses yet loved David. But what do we now know about the historical David? Why does his story stand at the center of the Bible? Why didn't the biblical authors present him in a more favorable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107672635
• ISBN13: 9781107672635
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"