The Goliath Story Has a Giant Problem

We all know who killed Goliath, right? Well, I thought I did until I realized that the biblical writers who told the story were not on the same page.

We often assume that the stories of our heroes have always been told exactly as we know them. But stories can grow with time, and sometimes the ancient sources preserve traces of that growth.

In this class, Ross K. Nichols begins with the familiar story of David and Goliath before turning to a lesser-known account preserved elsewhere in the Bible.

The Goliath story has a giant problem, and the closer we examine it, the more fascinating it becomes.

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