About thirty years ago, Shimon Peres once said something to the effect that not everything King David did was good. This kicked off a feeding frenzy amongst the rabbis who started to explain that ...

David's a fabulous king—victory abroad, and a fantastic domestic policy at home. He "delivered justice and equity to all his people." Equity—that's an interesting word. So far, the Bible hasn't been ...

In one of the most complex and controversial of biblical narratives, the book of 2 Samuel recounts an almost operatic moment in which Uriah the Hittite, husband of Batsheva, was instructed by King ...

As we approach the High Holidays I recall a passionate debate I recently engaged in with a good friend of mine regarding the meaning of King David’s interaction with Bathsheba in the Bible. The ...

The Hebrew Bible perhaps considers no woman as beautiful or as involved in a sex scandal as King David's most famous wife, Bathsheba. The text goes out of its way to speak of Bathsheba's beauty, yet ...

The story of King David and his son Absalom in the 11th through the 19th chapters of the Book of Second Samuel is one of a family gone tragically wrong. The story begins with David’s adultery with ...

There’s been much curiosity - and concern - over how much of The Conjuring is real-life since its release in 2013. The film, directed by James Wan, grossed $319.5 million at the box office, and cost ...

Perhaps some bookish friend has pressed on you a copy of Elizabeth Cook’s “Achilles,” the small, luminous reimagining of Homer’s “Iliad” that has been borne aloft by word of mouth since it was ...