TY - BOOK AU - Isser,Stanley Jerome TI - The sword of Goliath: David in heroic literature T2 - Studies in biblical literature ; v6 SN - 1589830792 (pbk.) AV - BS580.D3 I88 2003b U1 - 222/.4/092 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Atlanta PB - Society of Biblical Literature KW - David, KW - Bible KW - Samuel KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Jews KW - Kings and rulers KW - Kings and rulers, Ancient N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189) and indexes; chap. 1. Introduction -- chap. 2. Approaches to the bilical text -- chap. 3. Popular heroic tradition -- chap. 4. Other heroic traditions -- chap. 5. Development of the tradition: background -- chap. 6. Formation of the legend -- chap. 7. A fresh look at David in the twenty-first century: the young David -- chap. 8. A fresh look at David in the twenty-first century: David as king -- chap. 9. Last words UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003010777.html ER -