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  • From: Banyai AT t-online.de (Banyai)
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: RE: Goliath
  • Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:21:07 +0100


Ian Charles Hutchesson wrote:

> It's therefore not strange to find him taking the apologetic approach to the
> original problem: it simply cannot be (a priori) that there are two
> different traditions about the death of Goliath. There are not two
> traditions about the way Saul died. There are not three traditions of the
> patriarch palming his wife off as his sister. There are not (at least) two
> traditions regarding the creation of the world. Anyone who thinks so hasn't
> carefully examined the problems of those texts. One should not disagree
> with
> Dan because they, in doing so, must be wrong, ie not examining the texts
> carefully enough.

My opinion is too, that the Goliath in the David story is an intended fraud.

Best regards,


Bányai Michael





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