当我提醒芬克尔·斯坦说，全世界的人们可都希望伟人大卫是真实存在的人物时，他的反应反倒令我感到惊讶。
When I point out to Finkelstein that people all over the world are invested in the greatness of David, I am surprised by his response.
而来自于其他利益方的观点则更为直接了当：一旦芬克尔·斯坦的理论宣告破产，大卫王就将重回宝座。
Better still, from the perspective of other interested parties: Once Finkelstein retreats from the throne, King David returns to it.
结构复杂的公元前10世纪社会可能曾经存在于约旦河沿岸的命题明确压过了芬克尔斯坦关于大卫和所罗门时代的构想。
The proposition that a complex tenth-century B.C. society may have existed on either side of the Jordan River has thrown Finkelstein's vision of the David and Solomon era squarely on the defensive.
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