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Article: DAVID: BIBLICAL PORTRAITS OF POWER.(Review)
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- Theological Studies
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- March 1, 2000
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DAVID: BIBLICAL PORTRAITS OF POWER. By Marti J. Steussy. Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament. Columbia: University of South Carolina, 1999. Pp. viii + 251. $34.95.
This remarkable book goes far beyond what its title suggests. If it had been available earlier, I would have assigned it to all my students as an almost ideal introduction into the mysteries of how the Bible was written, how its traditions were developed and modified over the centuries, and how it should be read and understood. In pursuing the personality of David as he is portrayed in the often contrasting layers of the traditions, Steussy uses methodologies suitable for virtually any study ...