Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman
Hardcover
344 pages
6 x 9

Two renowned archaeologists, authors of The Bible Unearthed, reconstruct the actual historical reality behind David and Solomon, explain why and how the biblical narrative of David’s rise to power and of the Davidic court in Jerusalem developed, and trace the effect that tradition has had on Western religious history. In the process, they show how the stories built around David and Solomon reflect the roots of the Western tradition and explain a great deal of why the Bible appears as it does.