King David

Author : Jonathan Kirsch
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307567819

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King David by Jonathan Kirsch Pdf

David, King of the Jews, possessed every flaw and failing a mortal is capable of, yet men and women adored him and God showered him with many more blessings than he did Abraham or Moses. His sexual appetite and prowess were matched only by his violence, both on the battlefield and in the bedroom. A charismatic leader, exalted as "a man after God's own heart," he was also capable of deep cunning, deceit, and betrayal. Now, in King David: The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel, bestselling author Jonathan Kirsch reveals this commanding individual in all his glory and fallibility. In a taut, dramatic narrative, Kirsch brings new depth and psychological complexity to the familiar events of David's life--his slaying of the giant Goliath and his swift challenge to the weak rule of Saul, the first Jewish king; his tragic relationship with Saul's son Jonathan, David's cherished friend (and possibly lover); his celebrated reign in Jerusalem, where his dynasty would hold sway for generations. Yet for all his greatness, David was also a man in thrall to his passions--a voracious lover who secured the favors of his beautiful mistress Bathsheba by secretly arranging the death of her innocent husband; a merciless warrior who triumphed through cruelty; a troubled father who failed to protect his daughter from rape and whose beloved son Absalom rose against him in armed insurrection. Weaving together biblical texts with centuries of interpretation and commentary, Jonathan Kirsch brings King David to life in these pages with extraordinary freshness, intimacy, and vividness of detail. At the center of this inspiring narrative stands a hero of flesh and blood--not the cartoon giant-slayer of sermons and Sunday school stories or the immaculate ruler of legend and art but a magnetic, disturbingly familiar man--a man as vibrant and compelling today as he has been for millennia.

Author : Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Bible
ISBN : 031074475X

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King David by Nancy I. Sanders Pdf

Provides a biography of King David, a ruler who went from shepherd to warrior to king.

Author : D.J. Steinberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1416545565

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Book of David by D.J. Steinberg Pdf

From award-winning comedian, director, writer, and producer David Steinberg comes the totally original, utterly blasphemous, and hysterically funny memoir of a young man who emerged from a traditional Jewish childhood to become an international star -- all because, it seems, he kept God in stitches. David Steinberg was raised in Winnipeg, Canada, by parents who expected little from him. And no wonder. Instead of studying Talmud in order to become a rabbi, he chose to major in Martin and Lewis with a minor in basketball. As David imagines the story of his life (since his success otherwise makes no sense), God one day spotted him on the playground and decided that this young man with no ambition could go far with His help. Sure enough, God soon had David on network TV and Broadway, and selling out nightclubs across the country -- as well as being pursued by hot starlets. The Book of David is David Steinberg's hilarious trip down memory lane, assuming that the lane has a biblical address. This wild riff on the Old Testament is guaranteed laughter.

Author : Steven L. McKenzie
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780195132731

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King David by Steven L. McKenzie Pdf

David's story, writes McKenzie, "reads like a modern soap opera, with plenty of sex, violence, and struggles for power.""--BOOK JACKET.

Author : J. Park
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692472630

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The Life of King David by J. Park Pdf

The life of King David has captivated people throughout history. He's the epitome of rags to riches, the sprightly underdog, a simple man in extraordinary circumstances. Then there's the dark side of David - his awful affair with a married woman and the subsequent murder of her husband. But no one ever takes it too hard on David. It's probably because he's not much different than us. We see ourselves in him. This is a literary dynamic journey of David's life, from his early days as an unknown nobody to overnight celebrity, and his latter days as a champion of the people to a royal sinner. Each chapter is wrapped in theology, philosophy, application, and the genre thrill of narrative. It's David's life as you've never heard it before. We'll find not only the depth of our own vices and value, but the God who is at the center of this drama, beckoning us home to be the people we were meant to be. It's David's story. It is our story.

Author : Stefan Heym
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780810115378

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The King David Report by Stefan Heym Pdf

In this retelling of one of the great Biblical stories, King Solomon commissions Ethan the Scribe to write the official history of King David. But Ethan finds another life behind the curtain that divides the past from the present--the story of a David who seduced, lied, bragged, and plundered his way to power. Ethan faces a dilemma. Which life should he write about?

Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780393070255

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The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel by Robert Alter Pdf

"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

Author : Gladys Schmitt
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0385279000

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David, the King by Gladys Schmitt Pdf

Author : Yosef Garfinkel,Saar Ganor
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780500774205

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In the Footsteps of King David by Yosef Garfinkel,Saar Ganor Pdf

King David is a pivotal figure in the Bible, which provides stirring accounts of his deeds, including the slaying of the Philistine giant Goliath and the founding of his capital in Jerusalem. However, no certain archaeological finds from the period of his reign or of the united kingdom he ruled over have been uncovered until now. In this first-hand and highly readable account, the excavators of Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Valley of Elah, where the Bible says David fought Goliath, reveal how seven years of exhaustive investigation have uncovered a city dating to the time of David the late 11th and early 10th century bc surrounded by massive fortifications with impressive gates, a clear urban plan and an abundance of finds that tell us much about the inhabitants, including a pottery sherd with the earliest known Hebrew inscription. The authors clearly describe the methods of the excavation and the evidence they discovered, as well as how we interpret it. But more than just a simple excavation report, this book also explains the significance of these discoveries and how they shed new light on Davids kingdom, as well as discussing the link between the Bible, archaeology and history. This topic is at the centre of a decades-long controversy, with some scholars disputing that the Bible contains a record of historical events and people, an approach that is convincingly challenged here.

Author : Kyle Baker
Publisher : DC Comics
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : UOM:39015064109716

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King David by Kyle Baker Pdf

David begins the book as a scruffy Dennis-the-Menace like kid and ends the book as a vain, hunky womanizer.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Grove Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0802136753

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Selections from the Book of Psalms by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Healy
Publisher : Firebird Books Limited
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1853140082

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King David by Mark Healy Pdf

Traces David's rise from shepherd to King of Israel and describes his political and military achievements that marked a high point in Jewish history.

Author : Geraldine Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780670025770

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The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks Pdf

Based on the story of King David, traces his journey from an obscure shepherd to a hero and king before his fall.

Author : George Athas
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567040437

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The Tel Dan Inscription by George Athas Pdf

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Author : Michal Lemberger
Publisher : Prospect Park Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781938849480

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After Abel and Other Stories by Michal Lemberger Pdf

“Her knowledge of the Bible is evident and her creativity shines through as she weaves nine thoughtful and layered accounts of distant, complicated times.” —Publisher's Weekly “Reminiscent of Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent. . . . These beautifully written stories feel like meeting Eve, Lot’s wife, and many other compelling characters for the first time.” —LAUREL CORONA, author of The Mapmaker’s Daughter and The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldi’s Venice “Stunning.” —MOLLY ANTOPOL, author of The UnAmericans “Gorgeous and captivating.” —DARA HORN, author of A Guide for the Perplexed and The World to Come “Marvelous.” —MICHELLE HUNEVEN, author of Off Course and Blame “What struck me most about these stories is their clear, assured confidence—as if Michal Lemberger had pulled apart some of the lines in the old story, spied a new story tucked in there way off in a corner, shimmied in a fishhook and pulled it out.” —AIMEE BENDER, author of The Color Master and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake “Lemberger liberates the voices that are trapped beneath the [biblical] text . . . with artistry and erudition.” —RABBI DAVID WOLPE, Rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles and author of Why Faith Matters Eve considers motherhood. Miriam tends Moses. Lot’s wife looks back. Vividly reimagined with startling contemporary clarity, Michal Lemberger’s debut collection of short stories gives voice to silent, oft-marginalized biblical women: their ambitions, their love for their children, their values, their tremendous struggles and challenges. Informed by Lemberger’s deep knowledge of the Bible, each of these nine stories story recasts a biblical saga from the perspective of a pivotal woman. Michal Lemberger’s nonfiction and journalism have appeared in Slate, Salon, Tablet, and other publications, and her poetry has been published in a number of print and online journals. A story from After Abel, her first collection of fiction, was featured in Lilith Magazine. Lemberger holds an MA and PhD in English from UCLA and a BA in English and religion from Barnard College. She has taught the Hebrew Bible as Literature at UCLA and the American Jewish University. She was born and raised in New York and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.