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The aggressive Philistine presence forced diverse Levantine groups to form a military alliance and elect Saul as king; David appears first as one of Saul's mercenaries.
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The aggressive Philistine presence forced diverse Levantine groups to form a military alliance and elect Saul as king; David appears first as one of Saul's mercenaries.
"...off the Philistines and aggressive neighbors, okay? So this is a military alliance. King Saul employs a lot of mercenaries, and one of these..."
"...in was the exchange of diplomatic courtesies, dynamic intermarriages, and shifting military alliances based on mutual self -interest. Relying on its military strength, the..."
The Bible begins, in this lecture's argument, as political spin for David: a library of collective imagination that turns usurpation, murder, and fear of rivals into legitimacy, identity, and eventually literature.
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