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The Kingdom of God Is Within You · Character

David

Biblical king cited as an example of Old Testament violence versus New Testament love.

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First appearance: ii

David's tie to Jesus Christ is one of the pressures that moves The Kingdom of God Is Within You—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Jesus Christ (family): David is considered a forefather of Jesus Christ according to biblical genealogy, linking them as ancestor and…

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  • Family

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  • Historical and biblical figures in Tolstoy's critique
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of despair and co…

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See David in ii