> In the long war over how to reconcile the Bible with historical fact, the story of David stands at ground zero. I'd suggest the historicity of Jesus is a mor

> In the long war over how to reconcile the Bible with historical fact, the story of David stands at ground zero. I'd suggest the historicity of Jesus is a more profound question. Absent David, you could still try to lay claim to significant tracts of the various interpretations. For decades I'd assumed the historical record (outside the bible) was exhaustive, clear, and undisputed -- but beyond the deity aspect, there's some genuine doubt over the historical Jesus. [0] Apropos TFA - I can recommend Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou's excellent BBC 3-episode series from 2011 called 'Bible's Buried Secrets', though I think there was a similar named US series at some point. In any case, one episode is dedicated to the question of 'Did King David's empire exist?' - I won't spoil the surprise of her conclusions. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zp3j3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zp3j3