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Secret chord

by Brooks, Geraldine
Series: Thorndike Press large print core Edition statement:Large print edition. Published by : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning (Waterville, Maine) Physical details: 527 pages (large print) 23 cm. ISBN:9781410482952; 1410482952; 9781594138942.
Subject(s): David -- King of Israel -- Fiction. | Bible. Old Testament -- History of Biblical events -- Fiction. | Large type books. | Kings, queens, rulers, etc -- Fiction. | Fiction -- Historical. | Israel -- Fiction. | Large type books. | Religious fiction. | Historical fiction. | Biographical fiction. | Fiction.
Year: 2015
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"Author of People of the book. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-522).

880-01 Peeling away the myth to bring the Bible's King David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage. The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes of David's life while also focusing on others that have been neglected. We see David through the eyes of those who love him or fear him -- from the prophet Nathan, voice of his conscience, to his wives Mikal, Avigail, and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age.

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