Memories, Myths, and Megalithics: Reconsidering the Giants of Gath
In this article I suggest that the biblical narratives on giants (such as Goliath) deriving from Philistine Gath, and related stories, may very likely have originated from the impressive Iron Age megalithic architecture from Tell es-Safi/Gath, which was visible, on the surface, long after the destru...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2020, Volume: 139, Issue: 4, Pages: 675-690 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Goliath
/ Bible. Samuel 1. 17,4-7
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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