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A culmination of Bierlings many years of Biblical archaeology fieldwork and detailed Philistine research, this is a must read! He provides a bold study; answering who were these mysterious people. Scholars have already hailed his research as an excellent book ... a useful handbook for anyone interested in the subject - K. Schoville, a successful synthesis of current views ... a good introduction ... important methodological considerations - R. A. Mullins, popular, almost conversational, but also a worthwhile introduction for Bible students, anthropologists, or historians - R. E. Hendrix. This is the first study to give Goliath and all the Philistines their due. Bierling uses the most recent excavation information from Philistine sites and textual comparisons. As T. V. Brisco comments, he covers much ground ...distilling the excavation reports from many sites.Bierling, Neal is the author of 'Philistines Giving Goliath His Due' with ISBN 9780971468344 and ISBN 0971468346.
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