King David
How and Why History
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The Myth of David
If the story of David is largely myth, or we can't actually historically prove that he existed and any of it happened, why do you think has it remained so important? I personally do think that there is some historical reliability to this story, despite the lack and effect of evidence. Part of the reason for the popularity of the David story lies in the literary quality of it. It is a portrait of somebody who is very human, even in the story itself David has his faults, foibles it's something that human beings can identify with. And so in a sense there's something for everyone, I guess, in that story.
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