Author: BROOKS, SIMCHA SHALOM
Title: Saul and the Monarchy: A New Look (Society for Old Testament Study Monographs). ISBN 9780754652045
Description: Hampshire, Ashgate Publishing, 2005. XVI, 222 pp. Scratch on dustjacket, else as new. Hardcover with dustjacket. Old Testament - Bible. The negative biblical presentation of King Saul of Israel has been biased in favour of David at the expense of Saul. This book presents a more positive picture and more realistic view of the culture of the period extending from Saul to the schism. Simcha Shalom Brooks explores a number of controversial issues such as the historicity of the biblical text on which so many modern scholars are sharply divided; that David was ambitious and coveted Saul's throne, and even though David became king, the people continued to support the house of Saul. This book makes a valuable contribution to the current biblical debate as to the existence of ancient Israel in the Iron Age 1 Period. Simcha Shalom Brooks draws on literary, historical and archaeological material to present a balanced view of the period. ISBN: 9780754652045

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