The historical and archaeological context of the time of king David's rule over Ancient Israel

The Historical and Archaeological Context of the Time of King David's Rule over Ancient Israel This article contains a historiographical overview of different approaches in modern Biblical Studies to correlating the biblical narrative about David's 172 monarchy with historical and archaeological data. The author lays out the views of minimalists, centrists, moderate conservatives and points out the strengths and weaknesses in the arguments of representatives of each direction.