Maria Givner

The First Maria Givner

When the enemies are all around, and the earth is on fire, people do not need priests praying for them, but they need a leader - the one to be ahead of them during the battle, the one who is able to bring them to victory.


And this leader has come to save them - the Super-hero of the Bible, a great warrior and a handsome man, Saul son of Kish, the First King of Israel.

However, the priesthood disliked his temper, independence and charismatic personality, and the one who hated the First King most of all was Samuel the prophet. He wanted power and craved being number one for the people, the master of hearts and minds. He began an irreconcilable struggle against the chosen one. Who will win this battle? Which role will David play in this confrontation - the future King of Israel and the beloved of King Saul?

Here is a graphic novel about one of the most controversial and charismatic heroes of the Bible - the First Jewish King Saul, who actually was a founder of the first Jewish state and defended against numerous enemies, he was a man "beautiful in body and soul" and was not afraid of liability for his actions.

The novel describes the dramatic events of Saul's life - a continuous war with countless external enemies, confrontation with religious community headed by the prophet Samuel, and the story of love and betrayal with the harpist David - the future King David.

The purpose of the novel is to tell about King Saul in a way to make his personality easier to understand for the man of today and show the ancient heroes as ordinary people - with the same passions and aspirations.