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 ...

Thanks for joining us, and a special welcome to first-time readers. Today we study 2 Samuel 11, the story of David and Bathsheba, one of the most famous and dramatic chapters in the Old Testament ...

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 ...

Gregory Peck stars in this deeply moving, beautifully filmed retelling of the biblical story. Although he has killed Goliath and won countless battles, Israel’s King David (Peck) cannot vanquish love!

Robert Barron’s grasp of the complex development of David’s character in 2 Samuel is unsurpassed. And his references to history and literature are more than adornment.

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. He cups his hands around the flame of her. He is the ember crushed into her palm. She is the streak of tar along ...

Holy Scripture can be expressly prescriptive or expressly proscriptive, telling us what to do or what not to do, often embellishing that instruction with illustrative tales taken from our salvation ...