Court History of David
The Court History of David (frequently called simply the Court History) is one of the two hypothetical main source documents of the Books of Samuel, the other being the Accession History. The text is believed to cover most of 2 Samuel, except for the first few chapters and a few more minor parts. The Court History includes several stories with a distinctly negative attitude towards King David (e.g., the story of his adultery with Bathsheba).
German theologian
Friedman's thesis in The Hidden Book in the Bible is that the Yahwist author wrote many of the most familiar stories in the Hebrew Bible, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, and David, as one unified text. The Hidden Book analyses the punctuation patterns,[clarification needed] word choice, sentence structure and allusions used in the biblical stories; and reconstructs what Friedman says is the original, foundational text at the heart of the Bible.
References
- ^ "Uberlieferung von der Thronnachfolge Davids" (BWANT 3/6; Stuttgart: Kohl-hammer, 1926; reprinted in "Das kleine Credo und andere Studien zum Alten Testament", Heidelberg: Quelle & Meyer, 1965) 119-253
- ^ Flanagan, James W., "Court History or Succession Document? A Study of 2 Samuel 9-20 and 1 Kings 1-2", Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 91, No. 2 (Jun., 1972), pp. 172-181
- ISBN 0-06-063004-3