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.
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Dr Simcha Shalom Brooks is a member of the Society for Old Testament Study. She is a graduate of University College London and completed her Ph.D. on King Saul in 1997. She has held several teaching posts and is now an independent scholar.
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It has been mentioned in the Introduction that the historicity of ancient Israel in the Iron Age Periods is a subject of much debate among biblical scholars (Fritz and Davies 1996: 11-17). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folkloristic motifs, second fortress, prophetic circles, first fortress, central hill country, desert fringe, iron technology, prophetic history Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Near East, Gibeah of Saul, Late Bronze Age, Sea Peoples, Mount Gilboa, Tent of Meeting, Amarna Letters, Shalom Brooks, Achish of Gath, Hebrew Bible, Jezreel Valley, Gibeath Haelohim, Jabesh Gilead, Moabite Stele, Tel Masos, Albright Institute, Doeg the Edomite, Geba of Benjamin, God of Israel, Institute of Archaeology, Khirbet Adaseh New!
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It has been mentioned in the Introduction that the historicity of ancient Israel in the Iron Age Periods is a subject of much debate among biblical scholars (Fritz and Davies 1996: 11-17). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folkloristic motifs, second fortress, prophetic circles, first fortress, central hill country, desert fringe, iron technology, prophetic history Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Near East, Gibeah of Saul, Late Bronze Age, Sea Peoples, Mount Gilboa, Tent of Meeting, Amarna Letters, Shalom Brooks, Achish of Gath, Hebrew Bible, Jezreel Valley, Gibeath Haelohim, Jabesh Gilead, Moabite Stele, Tel Masos, Albright Institute, Doeg the Edomite, Geba of Benjamin, God of Israel, Institute of Archaeology, Khirbet Adaseh New!
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- Deuteronomistic History by Martin Noth on 4 pages
- Israelite & Judean History by John Haralson Hayes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Old Testament World, Second Edition by Philip R. Davies in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Second Book of Samuel (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New English Bible) by Peter A. Ackroyd in Back Matter
- The Old Testament: An Introduction by Rolf Rendtorff in Back Matter
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