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Title: Finding Said to Boost Proof of Goliath
Source: AP
URL Source: http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/st ... 51111%2F0951790442.htm&sc=1107
Published: Nov 11, 2005
Author: AP
Post Date: 2005-11-11 16:20:25 by mehitable
Keywords: Finding, Goliath, Boost
Views: 280
Comments: 13

JERUSALEM (AP) - Archaeologists digging at the purported biblical home of Goliath have unearthed a shard of pottery bearing an inscription of the Philistine's name, a find they claimed lends historical credence to the Bible's tale of David's battle with the giant.

While the discovery is not definitive evidence of Goliath's existence, it does support the Bible's depiction of life at the time the battle was supposed to have occurred, said Dr. Aren Maeir, a professor at Bar-Ilan University and director of the excavation.

``What this means is that at the time there were people there named Goliath,'' he said. ``It shows us that David and Goliath's story reflects the cultural reality of the time.'' In the story, David slew Goliath with a slingshot.

Some scholars assert the story of David slaying the giant Goliath is a myth written down hundreds of years later. Maeir said finding the scraps lends historical credence to the biblical story.

The shard dates back to around 950 B.C., within 70 years of when biblical chronology asserts David squared off against Goliath, making it the oldest Philistine inscription ever found, the archaeologists said.

Scientists made the discovery at Tel es-Safi, a dig site in southern Israel thought to be to be the location of the Philistine city of Gath. 11/11/05 09:50

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I frequently read that scientists find something that bolsters some story or information from the Bible but I don't recall the last time I've read them finding anything that disproved anything in the Bible.

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#2. To: mehitable (#0)

I frequently read that scientists find something that bolsters some story or information from the Bible but I don't recall the last time I've read ever reading about them finding anything that disproved anything in the Bible.

Amen.

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#6. To: lodwick (#2)

but I don't recall ever reading about them finding anything that disproved anything in the Bible.

Okay, then you didn't read this one from today:

http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&ncl=http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg%3Farticleid%3D111628

A skull and jawbones have been found from an ancient crocodile, pre-human obviously and he was a predator with sharp interlocking teeth. Remember before original sin green herb was as meat unto all creatures. So what's up with this prehistoric predator? Was God planning ahead for humans to foul everything up?

On topic:

If a scientist found an ancient test mentioning Jason or Heracles, would that prove the Homeric epics were absolute truth?

Didn't think so.

Moldi-Box  posted on  2005-11-11   19:09:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#7. To: Moldi-Box (#6)

Lol, there's nothing in the Bible about dinosaurs, which doesn't mean they didn't exist. I'd have to go back and re-read Genesis but I don't think there's anything in there that says that a whole lot of life could not have existed before humans showed up. Even dinosaurs.

As far as the Homeric epics go, finding text with those names would not conclusively prove the absolute truth of the epics, but it would certainly increase the likelihood of their being true, especially if those were unusual names. It's kind of like Schliemann (spelling?) finding Troy because he actually paid attention to the old myths and stories and decided to go hunting. A lot of what we've been told over time actually does appear to have at least some grain of truth to it.

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