TY - JOUR
T1 - Memories, myths, and megalithics
T2 - Reconsidering the giants of Gath
AU - Maeir, Aren M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - In this article I suggest that the biblical narratives on giants (such as Goliath) deriving from Philistine Gath, and related stories, may very likely have originated from the impressive Iron Age megalithic architecture from Tell es-Safi/Gath, which was visible, on the surface, long after the destruction of Gath. These impressive remains perhaps served as a factor in the creation of the biblical myths of peoples of large size originating in Gath.
AB - In this article I suggest that the biblical narratives on giants (such as Goliath) deriving from Philistine Gath, and related stories, may very likely have originated from the impressive Iron Age megalithic architecture from Tell es-Safi/Gath, which was visible, on the surface, long after the destruction of Gath. These impressive remains perhaps served as a factor in the creation of the biblical myths of peoples of large size originating in Gath.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101909568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/jbl.2020.0039
DO - 10.1353/jbl.2020.0039
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AN - SCOPUS:85101909568
SN - 0021-9231
VL - 139
SP - 675
EP - 690
JO - Journal of Biblical Literature
JF - Journal of Biblical Literature
IS - 4
ER -