David, Saul, and God: Rediscovering an Ancient Story

by Paul Borgman

The biblical story of King David and his conflict with King Saul (1 and 2 Samuel) is one of the most colorful and perennially popular in the Hebrew Bible. In recent years, this story has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention, much of it devoted to showing that David was a far less heroic character than appears on the surface. Indeed, more than one has painted David as a despicable tyrant. Paul Borgman provides a counter-reading to these studies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195331605
• ISBN13: 9780195331608
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"