Category Archives: 2 Samuel 21, 23
Ethnic Cleansing of Khirbat Zakariyya allows for excavation of site mentioned in David and Goliath story, Tel Zakariyya (“Azekah”)
The story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 opens with this geographical description of the military camps of the Philistines and Israelites: Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 21, 23, Archaeology, Goliath
GiantKiller Pictures to Produce Trilogy about David
GiantKiller Pictures plans to produce three films based on the five-book Lion of War Series by Cliff Graham, telling the story of the giant killer David and his mighty men (“Gibborim”). The series follows the life and exploits of the historical King David … Continue reading
Filed under 2 Samuel 21, 23, Biblical Giants, Film, Heroes / Gibborim, Novels
The Brick Testament: Old Testament Collection (Genesis-Kings) to be Published
For years, The Brick Testament has entertained us with its online portrayal of biblical stories, lovingly recreated with Lego bricks and figurines. Now, the entire Genesis-Kings collection is to be published in book form. Brendan Powell Smith’s The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 21, 23, Anakim, Deuteronomy 3, Goliath, Ishbi-Benob, Joshua 11, Literature, Nephilim
Who Killed Goliath? Claude Mariottini!
No, Claude Mariottini didn’t in reality kill Goliath. But the Old Testament lecturer at Northern Baptist Seminary does reexamine the old dilemma in a series of three posts in June The question is raised by two inconsistent biblical claims: 1. David killed … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 21, 23, Goliath
Baptists call for the Bible to be Banned: The Women-hating Southern Baptist Convention of 2011
Despite the fact that the 2011 New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible got rid of more than a quarter of its gender-neutral language, bowing to the reactionary response by ultra-conservative Christians to the earlier gender-neutral TNIV… … and despite the fact that … Continue reading
Filed under 2 Samuel 21, 23, Ancient Jewish texts
Six-fingered Giants
The book of 2 Samuel describes a Giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot: In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and … Continue reading
Filed under 2 Samuel 21, 23, Rephaim
The True Height of Goliath
The major textual witnesses to 1 Samuel 17 give two different heights for Goliath. In some manuscripts of 1 Samuel 17, Goliath is 4½ cubits, which at 18 inches or 50cm per cubit (as general estimates) is 6¾ feet or 2.25 metres. In … Continue reading
Filed under 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 21, 23, Anakim, Deuteronomy 2, Goliath, Rephaim
