The Historical David

An Old Testament scholar offers a controversial look at the history of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel whose bloodline leads to Jesus. Challenging prevailing popular beliefs about the king’s legend in The Historical David: The Real Life of an Invented Hero , Joel Baden makes clear that the biblical account of David is an attempt to shape the events of his life politically and theologically. Going beyond the biblical bias, he explores the events that lie behind the David story, ev