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King David: A Biography [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Steven L. McKenzie (Autor)
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  • Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
  • Verlag: Oxford Univ Pr; Auflage: New edition (März 2002)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0195147081
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195147087
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 15,4 x 1,7 cm
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King David: A Biography is a revisionist account of a life that has been viewed as heroic throughout history. Taking a stance against this traditional view, Hebrew scholar Steven L. McKenzie maintains that David was in fact tyrannical to the bone. Thus, McKenzie's version of the David story "reads like a modern soap opera, with plenty of sex, violence, and struggles for power." McKenzie's arguments are based on ancient inscriptions and archaeological artifacts that shed light on the biblical stories of David's reign--and on the Bible stories themselves. (Throughout the book, McKenzie also refers to the many poems, plays, novels, paintings, and sculptures that have helped shape David's reputation.) The key to McKenzie's argument is the apologetic tone of the biblical David stories, which he traces with enthusiastic rigor. McKenzie explains: "The fact that the author felt the need to try to explain the motives behind David's deeds indicates that those deeds were widely believed to have occurred. An author would not invent accusations against David--such as that he once served as a mercenary to the Philistines--just to try to explain them away." In other words, McKenzie believes that the Bible's misrepresentation of King David's despotic reign is the best evidence that the Bible is historically reliable. It's a somewhat contorted argument, but it has been the consensus among Hebrew scholars for some time. McKenzie has done readers a great service by writing an accessible version of this important academic theory so that lay readers will be better equipped to judge David's reputation for themselves. --Michael Joseph Gross -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .

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King David is still revered by many as the quintessential biblical hero--a larger-than-life figure who rose from humble origin to become a warrior, powerful monarch, and writer of lushly sensitive psalms. Even his sins are those worthy of a king. McKenzie is an associate professor of the Hebrew Bible at Rhodes College. Unlike some biblical scholars, McKenzie accepts the existence of a historical David. Beyond that, his portrait of David bears little resemblance to the traditional image. He views David as a ruthless, brutal usurper who would be well at home among many modern-day rulers in the dangerous neighborhood of the Middle East. Much of this portrait is inevitably speculation, and it is likely to outrage David's defenders. Still, given the limitations of written sources, McKenzie effectively coats his assertions with a veneer of credibility. Since we'll never know the "real" David, McKenzie's view of the monarch cannot be discounted. Jay Freeman -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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McKenzie has done a remarkable job of writing a biography of a man for whom the only substantial source, the Bible, was written long after the fact with a specific agenda. Through a careful, critical reading of the Biblical accounts of David's life, McKenzie is able to recover a surprising amount of historical information, and his arguments are generally quite sound. Although as he admits himself he is only able to create a "plausible tale," the tale is plausible indeed, and as a very pleasant bonus, the style of the book is very accessible and readable. I'm not familiar with Davidic scholarship, but McKenzie's biography seems to be squarely in the mainstream. It stands both as a splendid book in its own right, and also as an excellent exercise in historical method, when dealing with extremely difficult sources.
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Arguably, the three great stories of the Bible are the stories of Moses, King David, and Jesus. While some of the stories in Genesis may be easier for the average person to recount (loosely) from memory, the story of King David gets more ink from the biblical authors. With the publication of KING DAVID: A BIOGRAPHY by Steven McKenzie and THE DAVID STORY by Robert Alter, it looks like Israel's great king might finally be getting his due recognition (vis-a-vis Moses and Jesus, anyway). "Part of the appeal of the David story," says McKenzie, "has been the earthiness of its plot. It reads like a modern soap opera with plenty of sex, violence, and struggles for power. The relationships are intricate." David's story (found primarily in 1 & 2 Samuel) reads like a season of "Dallas" and has inspired modern classics by the likes of William Faulkner and Joseph Heller. Anyone who works in an office, a government agency, or university is more likely to identify with David--or one of the secondary characters in his narrative--than they would with Jesus. David is as guileful as Jesus was guileless.

In spite of his modest claim to be offering nothing new, McKenzie has accomplished an amazing feat. He has organized, presented, evaluated, and summarized recent biblical scholarship on the David story. He also discusses the scant, but intriguing, archaeological evidence of David's reign. He is not dismissive of the biblical record, but he deftly helps the average reader to understand the kind of reasonable skepticism that scholars have had to adopt in order to extract a plausible portrait of David from all the spin-doctoring the biblical authors and editors have put on the events they describe. The economy and clarity of McKenzie's prose and the relentless rationality of his argumentation is gripping and persuasive. He explains why scholars find certain texts "apologetic" and others more likely to reflect events as they might actually have occurred. McKenzie takes each major phase of David's career and methodically creates a portrait of the man. Each chapter ends with a short summary, so the reader has a second chance to decide for him or herself if the emerging portrait is credible. I found McKenzie's discussion of David's confrontation with Goliath and his brief, revisionist portrait of Bathsheba especially fascinating. The extensive bibliography directs the ambitious reader to works of primary scholarship (mostly in English) and to other literary treatments of the David story. To get the most out of this book, take McKenzie's suggestion and read or re-read the biblical texts first.

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Long live the king! 22. Juni 2000
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Magnificent book about historical facts. Mr. McKenzie knows very well the biblical character and try to do a complete study of the man, not the king, not the saint. It must be controversial for the people who believes every word of the Bible. But, McKenzie is not a destroyer of the Faith. He is a writer, a student of the biblical figures, and try to explain the history of a dark period in the humanity past. After read this book, king David grows up in our minds like a political leader. A great book for christians and jews. An excellent book for history students.
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