David's Jerusalem was an interesting lecture since there is no proof of David (and Solomon) existing. There was no archeological evidence of either of them found. David's existence is thus very controversial. No evidence was found until the Tel Dan inscription where some people claimed to be David's descendants. Some people think that history began in the 9th century.
One other thing I found very interesting (yet disappointing) about this lecture was the fact that cherubs are in fact mythological beasts that act as protectors instead of cute little chubby baby angels. The primary reason I found this discovery so upsetting was because my sister had the Renaissance interpretation of the baby angels painted on her bedroom wall. We always referred to the two angels as cherubs. So, for the first time so far, Prof. Cargill has (as promised) surprised me and taught me something that went against my preconceived notion of a term.
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