The Story of King David (JS-0136)

Spring 2024 · JS 0136 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

King David was ancient Israel's most pivotal leader, who transformed Israel from a loose confederation of tribes to a dynastic monarchy with a capital in Jerusalem, fashioning a people into a nation in a more complex sense. The story of his acquisition and use of power is told in the biblical books 1 and 2 Samuel and the first two chapters of 1 Kings, which present a critique of kingly power and an examination of both the strengths and failings of Israel's first dynastic king. The course explores these and related biblical narratives, viewed in the light of modern historical and literary study, and cultural theory.

Course codes: JS-0136, JS 0136, JS0136, JS-136, JS 136, JS136, REL-0187, REL 0187, REL0187, REL-187, REL 187, REL187

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