I thought Brooks did a really good job with the story. Hmmm … Power hungry, megalomaniac, who likes walls …. Zion.) I’m not saying he built the walls around the city, that was done by Herod, but he certainly enjoyed the walls.
David conquered the Palestinians, and Jordanians – (spoiler alert?) invaded Jerusalem, made it his, and expanded the city to include Temple Mount (then Mt. Since the beginning of recorded history, there has been fighting over this land. (Incidentally, J-Town is so powerful it has its own syndrome with a specialized institution to treat it!) Kind of like it’s hard to understand how Jerusalem can be. The Temple Mount is in the distance in this picture (gold dome) and it is a significant Holy Place for Christianity, Judaism and Muslims. What’s fascinating to me about J-town is that it is tiny, and yet every world religion is represented there. Jerusalem was already well established by the time Jesus got there. But I found learning about the city so much more interesting in reading this book about David. The Last Supper, the Crucifixion, Via Dolorosa. Most of our city tour was focused on Jesus. It’s a beautiful ancient city, with history out the kazoo. That being said, visiting Jerusalem was a profound experience. My feeling is live and let live, and if it works for you, great. Kind of.Īs you may already be able to tell, I don’t have a religious affiliation. Some scholars have called this biography the oldest piece of history writing… ” Kind of makes me want to read the bible. He is also the first man in “literature whose story is told in detail from early childhood to extreme old age. I won’t say too much about him because I don’t want to ruin the story for those not in the know, but let’s just say, he was a maniac. I learned so many interesting things about David, which most of you probably already know, but which were news to me. I love ancient history and I think that’s one of the reasons Biblical fiction is so appealing to me. It wasn’t long before it clicked that this was David of “and Goliath” and “and Bathsheba” fame. (I love Biblical fiction, but struggle reading the actual Bible.) A friend posted a review of The Secret Chord and I knew it was the perfect book to educate me. I was fortunate enough to get to visit Israel this past November, and as I was standing in front of King David’s Tomb I realized I didn’t really know anything about him.
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