Aegean mercenaries in light of the Bible : clash of cultures in the story of David and Goliath /

Aegean mercenaries in light of the Bible : clash of cultures in the story of David and Goliath /

The story of the duel of David and Goliath, the Philistine champion, is narrated in the Bible in several versions. While its symbolic importance in Judaism and later in Christianity gradually came to represent the battle between good and evil, true faith and paganism, attempts were made since ancien...

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Main Author: Rodan, Simona (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2015]

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David, > King of Israel.
Goliath > (Biblical giant)
Bible. > Samuel, 1st, XVII, 40 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Antiquities.

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Call Number: BS580.D3 R585 2015

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