King David: A Divided Heart
6/9/202653 min
Few figures in all of Jewish history are as celebrated, as contradicted, and as human as King David. But how well do we really know him? We're kicking off new bonus episodes in partnership with the Jewish Lives series from Yale University Press by going back to the Hebrew Bible. Drawing from Rabbi David Wolpe's David: The Divided Heart, Yael and Schwab unpack the shepherd-turned-king who wrote our prayers, betrayed his allies, and cast a shadow on Jewish history that endures to this day.
This episode is sponsored by Jewish Lives, a prize-winning series of biographies from Yale University Press*.* To learn more about King David's life, identity, and legacy, you should check out David: The Divided Heart by David Wolpe at www.jewishlives.org and you can use the special promo code DAVIDPOD to get 30% off.
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First 90 secondsYael Steiner· Host0:00
This episode is sponsored by Jewish Lives, a prize-winning series of biographies from Yale University Press. To learn more about King David's life, identity, and legacy, you should check out David: The Divided Heart by David Wolpe at jewishlives.org, and you can use the special promo code DavidPod to get 30% off. [upbeat music] From Unpacked, this is Jewish History Nerds, the podcast where we nerd out on awesome stories in Jewish history. I'm Yael Steiner.
Jonathan Schwab· Host0:37
And I'm Jonathan Schwab, and we're back today with the first of three special bonus episodes.
Yael Steiner· Host0:42
This is so exciting. I've never gotten to give people a promo code before.
Jonathan Schwab· Host0:46
This is a collaboration with the Jewish Lives series, and I'm very excited about it. We've used these books a lot this past season. We've relied on their biographies for the Albert Einstein episodes and the Trotsky episode.
Yael Steiner· Host1:00
This week I read one of their titles, David: A Divided Heart, written by Rabbi David Wolpe. I actually read the entire book through twice.
Jonathan Schwab· Host1:11
Wow.
Yael Steiner· Host1:11
First of all, it was excellent, and I really enjoyed it, and that's not just me sucking up. I think it was beautifully- [laughs] ... I think it was beautifully, beautifully written, and what impressed me is that I've heard of Rabbi Wolpe. His reputation preceded him before I read this book. He is