Finkelstein, Israel, <br/><br/>
David and Solomon :  in search of the Bible's sacred kings and the roots of the Western tradition / 
Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman. 
 - 342 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-323) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Recovering history. Tales of the bandit--The madness of Saul--Murder, lust, and betrayal. Part II. The evolution of a legend. Temple and dynasty--Solomon's wisdom?--Challenging Goliath. Part III. How the legend shaped history. Patron saints of the temple--Messianic visions. Epilogue : symbols of authority. 
<br/><br/> Discoveries of biblical archaeology have shed powerful light on the characters in the Bible. Here, archaeologists Finkelstein and Silberman focus on the first two great kings of the Bible as a lens through which we can see the evolution of the entire era. The Bible's verses on David and his son were written in stages, over many hundreds of years, by authors living in very different circumstances. The earliest folklore about David depicts a bandit leader, leading a small gang of traveling raiders. In later periods, authors added images of a poet, the founder of a great dynasty, a political in-fighter, and a sinner. A similar evolution of Solomon from the builder of the Temple, to expander of his empire, to wise sage, to rich trader similarly reflects successive stages of history. Ultimately, David and Solomon came to embody a tradition of divinely inspired kings.--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0743243625 9780743243629 0743243633 9780743243636 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780743243629 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005049490 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA616876  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013386421  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Solomon, King of Israel. <br/>David, King of Israel. <br/>David, King of Israel. <br/>Solomon, King of Israel. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Antiquities.<br/>Bible.<br/>Bible--Antiquities.<br/>Bible--History of Biblical events.<br/>Bible--History of contemporary events.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--History.--Palestine<br/>Christianity--Influence.<br/>Christianity--Influence.<br/>Antiquities.<br/>Christianity--Influence.<br/>Excavations (Archaeology)<br/>Archeologische vondsten.<br/>Receptie.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Palestine--Antiquities.<br/>Middle East--Palestine.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Nonfiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS 580 .D3  / F56 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>222/.067