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A 15 page research paper that discusses the accuracy of the portrayal of David in First and Second Samuel as a historical figure that actually existed. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Accuracy of Davids Portrayal in
Samuel Research Compiled By - properly! A
half century ago, Werner Keller published The Bible has History: Archaeology confirms the Book of Books, which asserted that the Bible is historically accurate (Lalleman 2008). Today, the "question of
whether the Old Testament is historically reliable" is even more hotly debated than it was in previous decades, as biblical scholars and archaeologists are "no longer natural allies" (Lalleman 2008,
p. 83). There are few remaining archaeologists doing research in the Near East who would assert that the Bible has a "major role to play in their motivation" (Lalleman 2008,
p. 83). The following examination of literature explores the question of whether or not First and Second Samuel, which recounts the biography of David, can be viewed as reliable, and
the essay concludes by addressing the question as to whether or not historical accuracy matters. Viewing scripture as historically accurate In a 2001 interview, which appeared in the
New York Times, William G. Dever, the "American doyen of Palestinian archaeology," indicated that "biblical archaeology" was a movement that collapsed in the mid-70s "for a variety of reasons," which
included the fact that it never "proved the history of the patriarchs" (Merrill 2003, p. 74). As this suggests, the historical narratives of Old Testament have been widely questioned; however,
it has been pointed out that when this scripture was composed, there was no society, "anywhere," which was "interested in accurate history," as history was believed to be a "meaningless
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