David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory

Of all the Bible's personalities, David is the most profoundly human. Courageous, cunning, and complex, he lives...
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Author: Jacob L. Wright
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David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory by Wright, Jacob L.

David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory

€42,98

David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory

€42,98
Author: Jacob L. Wright
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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 light? And what is the special connection between him and Caleb - the Judahite hero remembered for his valor during the wars of conquest? In this groundbreaking study, Jacob L. Wright addresses all these questions and presents a new way of reading the biblical accounts. His work compares the function of these accounts to the role war memorials play over time. The result is a rich study that treats themes of national identity, statehood, the exercise of power, and the human condition.

Author: Jacob L. Wright
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/12/2014
Pages: 284
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781107672635


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2015 pg. 1166

About the Author
Wright, Jacob L.: - Dr Jacob L. Wright teaches Hebrew Bible and Jewish studies at Emory University, where he is a member of the faculty of distinction. His first book, Rebuilding Identity: The Nehemiah Memoir and its Earliest Readers, was awarded The John Templeton Award for one of the best first books in religion and theology. For his research on war commemoration, he received a prestigious faculty fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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