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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2013 How the Bible Covered Up the True Story of Israel's Beloved King For all the glory we attribute to David's legend, the historical reality is both fascinating and disturbing. Through deep textual analysis, Baden brings the historical David vibrantly to life and ultimately reveals that the flesh-and-blood man was far more complex and interesting than the mythical king.

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Utterly fascinating and written with sublime lucidity.--Booklist, starred review

This revisionist take on King David--as brilliant politician but despicable human being--combines the best of historical study and literary imagination. Baden's challenge to traditional understandings of Israel's king is always provocative, often compelling, and completely fascinating. --Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University and author of The Misunderstood Jew

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Joel S. Baden is Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School and the author of several works on the Hebrew Bible, including The Composition of the Pentateuch and The Promise to the Patriarchs. Baden's articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, CNN's Belief Blog, and The Huffington Post. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

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