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Tag Archives: Solomon
Book Write-Up: David and Bathsheba, by Roberta Kells Dorr
Roberta Kells Dorr. David and Bathsheba. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2013, 1990. See here to buy the book. The story of David and Bathsheba is in the biblical book of II Samuel. King David of Israel sees a beautiful woman bathing … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Religion
Tagged Ahithophel, Bathsheba, Bible, biblical fiction, David, David and Bathsheba, II Samuel, Jerusalem, Joab, Meir Sternberg, Poetics of Biblical Narrative, Roberta Kells Dorr, Solomon, Uri, Uriah
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Temptation and Spiritual Warfare (with LOST, the Bible, and the Testament of Solomon Thrown Into the Mix)
I am plowing through a 1000-page book on the New Testament, so I won’t be writing any book reviews for at least a week. In this post, I want to write about a scene in the Testament of Solomon, which … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Daily Quiet Time, Lost, Religion
Tagged Charlesworth Pseudepigrapha, D.C. Duling, Josephus, Solomon, spiritual warfare, temptation, Testament of Solomon
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