The Quest for the Historical Israel: Debating Archaeology and the History of Early Israel (Archaeology and biblical studies) by Finkelstein Israel & Mazar Amihai
Author:Finkelstein, Israel & Mazar, Amihai [Finkelstein, Israel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Published: 2012-01-01T05:00:00+00:00
Yet, the question remains, is this great epic historically reliable? What if David and Solomon were, as some scholars now contend, purely legendary characters with no more historical substance than King Arthur or Helen of Troy?
Let me begin at the end. This essay presents “the view from the center.” Against the conservative or maximalist camps, I argue that much of the David and Solomon narrative in the Bible cannot be read as a straightforward historical testimony and that their kingdom was far more modest than traditionally perceived. At the same time, against the so-called minimalists, I contend that David and Solomon are historical figures—the founders of a dynasty based in the Judahite city of Jerusalem.
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