Solomon's Story
Author : Judy Froman
Publisher : Pan MacMillan
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political activists
ISBN : 9781770101395
Author : Judy Froman
Publisher : Pan MacMillan
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political activists
ISBN : 9781770101395
Author : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Staff
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Bible stories
ISBN : 9789707870437
Author : Steven Weitzman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 13,79 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300137184
Looks at the life and legacy of King Solomon, describing his temple, the nature of his wisdom, and his biblical writings.
Author : Israel Finkelstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 27,12 MB
Release : 2007-04-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1416556885
The exciting field of biblical archaeology has revolutionized our understanding of the Bible -- and no one has done more to popularise this vast store of knowledge than Israel Finkelstein and Neil Silberman, who revealed what we now know about when and why the Bible was first written in The Bible Unearthed. Now, with David and Solomon, they do nothing less than help us to understand the sacred kings and founding fathers of western civilization. David and his son Solomon are famous in the Bible for their warrior prowess, legendary loves, wisdom, poetry, conquests, and ambitious building programmes. Yet thanks to archaeology's astonishing finds, we now know that most of these stories are myths. Finkelstein and Silberman show us that the historical David was a bandit leader in a tiny back-water called Jerusalem, and how -- through wars, conquests and epic tragedies like the exile of the Jews in the centuries before Christ and the later Roman conquest -- David and his successor were reshaped into mighty kings and even messiahs, symbols of hope to Jews and Christians alike in times of strife and despair and models for the great kings of Europe. A landmark work of research and lucid scholarship by two brilliant luminaries, David and Solomon recasts the very genesis of western history in a whole new light.
Author : Dalia Hardof Renberg
Publisher : Crocodile Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release : 2010-01-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781566568159
One day, when King Solomon was resting in his garden, a small bee accidentally stung the great king on his nose. Furious, the king summoned all possible offenders and demanded to know who had dared to sting him. A small bee came forward and, as it pleaded for the king’s forgiveness, offered to repay him. King Solomon was amused by the bee’s earnest proposal, for how could such a little bee repay such a powerful king? Dalia Hardof Renberg’s simple adaptation of this traditional story, pared with Ruth Heller’s glorious illustrations, is a surprising and charming tale of how one small bee keeps its mighty promise.
Author : James Allen Moseley
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 2019-11-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781706942740
The stories of Saul, David, and Solomon are inextricably entwined, but they are scattered in the Bible between the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Chronicles, and 1 and 2 Kings. This book tells you the full, true story of Israel's Greatest Kings in a single, uninterrupted narrative. Samuel, the righteous Judge and Prophet, anoints Saul, a Benjamite, the tallest of his countrymen, as Israel's first King. As Saul disobeys God and declines into madness, defeat, and suicide, David, the shepherd from Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, arises to kill the giant Goliath and become the King's son-in-law and rebel leader on the run. Finally, David becomes King of Judah and then King of Israel, and the House of Saul loses its royal standing. David is a man after God's own heart, but his deliberate sins - adultery and murder - result in bloodshed and civil war. His son, Solomon, secures the throne over the heads of his older brothers, and receives unparalleled wisdom, wealth, and power from God. He builds the First Temple, but then falls into apostasy. The story of these men covers the transition of Israel from a theocracy, ruled by Judges accountable directly to God, to a monarchy, with all the failings of men. If you are a believer, this book will enhance your devotions by helping you know the Biblical narrative more intimately. If you are a skeptic, its logic will challenge your doubts. Here you will discover facets of this era - surprising things in plain sight - in the ink on the pages of Scripture - but that many have overlooked.
Author : Isaac Kalimi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 28,19 MB
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1108588379
Solomon's image as a wise king and the founder of Jerusalem Temple has become a fixture of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature. Yet, there are essential differences between the portraits of Solomon that are presented in the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, Isaac Kalimi explores these differences, which reflect divergent historical contexts, theological and didactic concepts, stylistic and literary techniques, and compositional methods among the biblical historians. He highlights the uniqueness of each portrayal of Solomon - his character, birth, early life, ascension, and temple-building - through a close comparison of the early and late biblical historiographies. Whereas the authors of Samuel-Kings stay closely to their sources and offer an apology for Solomon's kingship, including its more questionable aspects, the Chronicler freely rewrites his sources in order to present the life of Solomon as he wished it to be. The volume will serve scholars and students seeking to understand biblical texts within their ancient Near Eastern contexts.
Author : Steven Shawn Tuell
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 19,15 MB
Release : 2012
Category :
ISBN : 9780664237431
Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1317459385
Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.
Author : Gary N. Knoppers
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,76 MB
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004369686