tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post737630392137965290..comments2023-10-12T07:59:31.827-04:00Comments on Antiquitopia: Goliath's Table: Archaeology of GathJared Calawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380681998833566514noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-29492426851095854162011-07-17T23:58:31.891-04:002011-07-17T23:58:31.891-04:00@Kal: Indeed it is! :)@Kal: Indeed it is! :)Jared Calawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380681998833566514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-47790547343095976922011-07-17T15:08:07.267-04:002011-07-17T15:08:07.267-04:00Nice to see revisionist historians are still alive...Nice to see revisionist historians are still alive and well LOLKal Verahdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583206368396248304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-45990685134055583942011-07-10T22:32:38.377-04:002011-07-10T22:32:38.377-04:00Thanks for your comment. And your reading is a tr...Thanks for your comment. And your reading is a traditional one with which I am familiar, but when considering the development of the different legends surrounding David and his men from the Deuteronomistic Historian's account (1&2 Samuel) to the Chronicler, I a development, a shifting of characters to make the reading more harmonious. <br /><br />2 Samuel, in fact, does NOT say that it was Goliath's brother. The Chronicler, a later writer, however, harmonized the discrepancy in the Samuel account by doing exactly what you said--and the Chronicler has a tendency to do this with a lot of discrepancies in earlier accounts. My reading of this--which is not original to me--is that the most likely evolution of events it that (1) this very little known guy named Elhanan did something spectacular by killing Goliath of Gath (Gittite just means "from Gath" like Hittite means "from Hatti); (2) David becomes an important figure and through different legendary retellings major things become attracted to major figures (or major figures get credit for major events); so at this point David receives credit and the story--a great story--grows around this retelling with David at the center; (3) we now have two people receiving credit for the same thing; thus (4) a later writer, the Chronicler, tries to reconcile the discrepancy by altering it to the brother.Jared Calawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380681998833566514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-73611380285441853002011-07-09T15:04:09.304-04:002011-07-09T15:04:09.304-04:00You wrote that - One thing omitted in the article ...You wrote that - One thing omitted in the article is that Goliath of Gath in biblical narrative was not just killed by David (1 Samuel 17), but also in 2 Samuel 21:19, where Goliath is slain by the much lesser known Elhanan.<br />In 2 Sam 21:19 it said that it was Goliath's brother. In 1 Chr 20:5 it said that Goliath's brother (Lahmi) was slain by Elhanan. David slew Goliath, and other giants were slain by David's mighty men. All the best, blessings.hammer63adhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610485848491280664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-35662623166737309092011-07-09T14:53:48.182-04:002011-07-09T14:53:48.182-04:00Interesting article. You wrote that - One thing om...Interesting article. You wrote that - One thing omitted in the article is that Goliath of Gath in biblical narrative was not just killed by David (1 Samuel 17), but also in 2 Samuel 21:19, where Goliath is slain by the much lesser known Elhanan. <br />1 Sam 21:19 actually says that this giant was Goliath's brother. In 1 Chr 20:5 it gives the name of Goliath's brother, Lahmi, who was slain by Elhanan. There were many giants in those days, and many were slain not just by David, but by some of David's mighty men. All the best, blessings.hammer63adhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610485848491280664noreply@blogger.com