NEIL ASHER SILBERMAN is interviewed in the Dallas Morning News:

'As time went on, the legend spread'

12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, July 1, 2006

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Q&A WITH ...David and Solomon, the father-and-son kings of ancient Israel, occupy a central place in biblical history. Over the centuries, religious and secular leaders have looked to them as models of just and effective leadership. The phrase "the wisdom of Solomon" has become embedded in our vocabulary.

In their book David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition, two renowned archaeologists search for the historical David and Solomon amid the legend that surrounds them.

Neil Asher Silberman, a coauthor with Israel Finkelstein, recently spoke with Dallas Morning News Staff Writer Ed Housewright from Belgium, where he is director of the Ename Center of Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation.

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