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Aegean mercenaries in light of the Bible : clash of cultures in the story of David and Goliath

The story of the duel of David and Goliath, the Philistine champion, is narrated in the Bible in several versions. While its symbolic importance in Judaism and later in Christianity gradually came to represent the battle between good and evil, true faith and paganism, attempts were made since ancien...

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Main Author:	Rodan, Shimʿonah (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type:	Online Resource Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd , [2015]
Subjects:	David > King of Israel Goliath > (Biblical giant) Bible > Samuel, 1st, XVII, 40 > Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible > Antiquities
Online Access:	http://altertum.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/archaeopress/www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/emedium/fid/Archaeopress/9781784911072 - eBook.pdf
Author Notes:	Simona Rodan
E-Book Packages:	Archaeopress : Selected E-Books in Archaeology
Notes:	FID-Lizenz "FID Altertumswissenschaften" (keine Universitätslizenz)

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