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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
As a Christian I watched this documentary and even though this women is extremely intelligent, well spoken and articulate. I do not agree with her veiwpoint.
As for Davids kingdom and exsistance. I would ask "her" to explain all the many many historical artifacts and structures with the Star of David inscribed on them that have been found throughout the middle east and that David has as much reference and importance in Christianity as being the King of Israel, as in Islamic teaching and Muslim David is a primary prophet referred multiple times in the Qur'an and in daily prayer. So is that to just to be all overlooked.
Like i said before. Photon it would appear you and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum on the discussion of the Bible's exsistance and Gods exsistance. I can respect that.
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David being referenced and revered in Christianity and Islam has little to do with his historical existence, or possible lack there of, and all to do with their shared Judaic ancestry. Unless you believe, as a Christian, that Muhammad was spoken to by Gabriel and was revealed the true final word of god? Otherwise, what does it matter if the Muslims revere him as a prophet?
As for the Star of David, what historical artifacts and buildings? Its name as the "Star of David" wasn't mentioned until long, long, long after David would have lived, and its importance to Jews nowadays is nothing like the unimportance it was to the ancient ones (it wasn't even used until the Middle Ages.) If you believe in these ancient artifacts and buildings inscribed with the symbol all over the Mid-East, cite some of them. Try to find something from the time period of David, or even remotely close to it
As the woman said, there is very slim, if any, actual evidence for the existence of David and his empire. Lots of conjecture and legend, though. That doesn't mean David didn't exist, or that he didn't have an "empire" (though it was probably puny, if he did), but that it should be thought of with a healthy heaping of skepticism.