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Walking the Walk –– The Rise of King David for Today: A Dramatic Exposition of 1 Samuel 16 – 2 Samuel 5:10

This book calls itself a ‘dramatic exposition’ of the story of the rise to power of David. The author is Pete Wilcox, who is the Canon Chancellor of Lichfield Cathedral. He divides the story of David’s rise to power into ‘acts’ and ‘scenes’. Essentially he retells the story, taking a section by section rather…

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September 2007

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Sennacherib: Encountering Assyria’s Great and Terrifying Ruler (Face2Face series))

This most enjoyable book is in the Face to Face series, and by the time I had finished it, I felt I had indeed come face to face with this king of Assyria, who reigned some 2,700 years ago. Although he is mentioned in the Bible, few people today have heard of Sennacherib –…