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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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We can agree that DAVID DID NOT BUILD a prestigious capital.
In the Bible, he's above-all described as a conqueror.
But what about his son -- THE ILLUSTRIOUS SOLOMON -- whom the Bible tells us is a GREAT BUILDER?
[Thomas Romer, University of Lausanne] The Biblical STORY of Solomon reads a bit like a STORY from THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. Solomon is THE WISE KING PAR EXCELLANCE.
He of the famous judgment of Solomon. But he is also someone who is SO FAMOUS that EVEN THE QUEEN OF SHEBA came to visit him, to meet with the man whose wisdom was talked about even in far-flung Africa. Solomon's empire was said to have been SO ENORMOUS that NO OTHER EMPIRE COULD COMPETE! And Solomon was also the builder of the temple which allowed the God of Israel to find a resting place within Israel.
[Narrator] Discovering the temple of Solomon? An impossible task today. Religious sensitivities, in particular with respect to the temple mount, preclude the investigation of certain areas. We therefore have to look for clues in the bowels of the city of David. [?]
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