MissileMan
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gop_jeff said:It would have taken many years for the David and Goliath story to be written and published with any type of large circulation. Goliath was one of the Phillistine's most valiant warrors, so it would make sense that his name be inscribed on pottery, as a memorial to his abilities.
And this name isn't necessarily "proof" of anything in the Bible. But it is collaborating evidence (I believe that's the right term) regarding claims that the Bible made, i.e. there was a Phillistine warrior named Goliath, who lived around 1000 B.C. This proves further that the Bible is historically accurate.
I think what Powerman is trying to say in his usual offensive manner, is that the existence of references to real places and real people in any book, including the Bible, in no way makes that book 100% factual.