{"id":52137,"date":"2014-01-29T15:10:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T23:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=52137"},"modified":"2014-01-29T15:10:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T23:10:06","slug":"viewing-king-david-as-a-real-historical-figure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=52137","title":{"rendered":"Viewing King David as a Real Historical Figure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J0V8ln6dvhs?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s The Jewish Channel&#8217;s brand-new show, <i>Up Close<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>News anchor Steven I. Weiss goes in-depth on the issues with interviews and small panels. 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