Reading Notes: Folklore of the Holy Land, Part B

This part I found a couple of the stories to be interesting and I enjoyed reading them.
The first story was Lot and the Tree of the Cross, I liked how the tale of Abraham was connected to this story and its significance. I enjoyed reading about all these tales that come together for the sake of the cross, which according to an angel would be a "means of grace for all mankind." The Queen of Sheba was a vital character in this tale because when she knelt and worshiped at the bridge it allowed it to be preserved as opposed to be walked on. The way I might go about retelling it would be keeping the plot but modernizing the setting and approach it with scientific entities, maybe. I did like the role of Satan in this tale and how his only goal was to damn mankind by attempting to prevent the tree from thriving.

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The second story that I read was the tale of David. The character David was interesting, he was invested on being a great ruler and sought out the approval of his people. I think if I was to retell it, I would focus more on the "great crimes in the matter of Uriah", they were briefly mentioned in this tale but hold a significance to the ending. There would also be a possibility of modernizing and in putting it in today's context. There might also be a few tweaks to how the tale end, especially concerning Uriah forgiving David.

Bibliography:
Folklore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish by J.E. Hanauer, link to reading online.