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David Story

2000-10-03 Religion
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Release : 2000-10-03
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis David Story by : Robert Alter

Download or read book David Story written by Robert Alter. This book was released on 2000-10-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of David is the greatest single narrative representation in antiquity of a human life evolving by slow stages through time, shaped by the pressures of political life, family, the impulses of body and spirit, and the eventual sad decay of the flesh. In its main character, it provides the first full-length portrait of a Machiavellian prince in Western literature."--BOOK JACKET. "The beautiful, musical David, loved by all, resourceful slayer of Goliath, is revealed through his life to be a calculating political animal. To advance his own cause, he becomes a collaborator with the archenemies of Israel, the Philistines. Later he commits adultery with Bathsheba, and compounds the betrayal with murder. But through the author's empathy and skill, David also emerges as a fully realized character, a man of passion and intelligence who navigates the ambiguities of belief, loyalty, ambition, temptation, and circumstance with uneven success."--BOOK JACKET.

The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel

2009-10-21 Religion
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Release : 2009-10-21
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 255/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel by : Robert Alter

Download or read book The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel written by Robert Alter. This book was released on 2009-10-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

The David Story

1999 Religion
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Release : 1999
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 032/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The David Story by : Robert Alter

Download or read book The David Story written by Robert Alter. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of David, forceful slayer of Goliath, is plucked from the Bible and molded into a piece of literature that stands on its own--a narrative representation of a human life shaped by the pressures of political life and family, the impulses of body and spirit, and the eventual sad decay of the flesh.

The David Story

1999 Bible
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Release : 1999
Genre : Bible
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Book Rating : 775/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The David Story by : Robert Alter

Download or read book The David Story written by Robert Alter. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

1 & 2 Samuel

2009-05-06 Religion
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Release : 2009-05-06
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis 1 & 2 Samuel by : David G. Firth

Download or read book 1 & 2 Samuel written by David G. Firth. This book was released on 2009-05-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commentary begins with an Introduction, which gives an overview of the issues of date, authorship, sources and so on, but which also outlines more fully than usual the theology of 1 and 2 Samuel, and provides pointers toward its interpretation and contemporary application.

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