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What is the Book of David and is it part of the Bible? In Islam we know it as Zaboor (زبور). What is Christianity's view on this book. Is it available today?

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well, what is the main message of this book, so that we could recognise it? The character David is mentioned in Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles - I wonder if this is a re-structuring of those, perhaps. – Marc Gravell♦ Aug 30 '12 at 14:56
it is a holey book like bible and Torah and contains many messages. one message is: the earth will be inherited by good slaves of God. generally it is the book revealed to prophet David PBUH. – Ahmadi Aug 30 '12 at 15:03
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It may refer to the book of Psalms, which in large part is attributed to David. – Narnian Aug 30 '12 at 15:07
Psalms 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth... – tunmise fashipe Aug 30 '12 at 15:22
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We do welcome questions about Christianity, but some level of prior research is expected (this is actually true of most SE sites as they are expert oriented). The Wikipedia articles in English, Arabic and Farsi on the Zabur cover it's likely being a reference to the book of Psalms from the Bible within the first two lines, as do the top results from Google. – Caleb♦ Aug 30 '12 at 22:43
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There is no absolute agreement about what the Book of David (Zaboor or Zabur) is referring to. The majority opinion is that it refers to the Book of Psalms, which is a part of the Bible. The majority of the Psalms are traditionally written by David.

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thanks. I was not aware of book Psalms. where I can read it? I heard David PBUH had wonderful Judgements. – Ahmadi Aug 30 '12 at 16:25
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Here is probably a good place to start (that's the English - you can select other languages). Or any Bible will contain it. – DJClayworth Aug 30 '12 at 16:40
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I would suggest you start with Psalm 23 first, Psalm 1 next, and then Psalm 22. They are all written by David. These are three of the most well known. Psalms is like a songbook, so one doesn't lead into the other. That's not true of other books, however... – Affable Geek Aug 30 '12 at 17:05
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David was not the sole author of any books of the Bible, but:

  1. He authored most (but not all) of the Psalms, a Jewish Hymnbook that is the Largest book of the Bible.

  2. He is the primary character in the second half of 1 Samuel and all of 2 Samuel, plus its duplicate 1 Chronicles.

According to this source, the Books of Dawid are often assumed to be the Psalms, but are not so universally held. Likewise, the Books of Isa are often assumed to be the New Testament, but could refer to an unknown Gospel authored by Jesus himself. In any event, these are not canonical books.

A better understanding of the Islamic views on these books would of course be found on Islam.SE, but you'd know that :)

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