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This is a 5 page paper discussing the story of David and Goliath and its importance in the unity and teachings of the Church. The story of David and Goliath in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 17:4) is considered one of the central teachings in the Christian and Jewish religions. In addition to children enjoying the visual disparity between David and Goliath and the fact that David a small shepherd managed to beat a giant with a sling shot, the story itself provided unity at the time between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, provided a consistent and basic truth about what the strength of God can accomplish and provides unity today in that it is still popular in the teachings of the Christian and Hebrew faiths. David was an ancestor of Christ which makes him a significant figure in addition to uniting the tribes of Israel, becoming King for forty years, and was considered responsible for writing the Book of Psalms. Researchers and scholars still study the life of David to try and understand the enormity of his defeating Goliath and his ongoing importance in the teaching of the basics of religious faith.
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Jewish religions. In addition to children enjoying the visual disparity between David and Goliath and the fact that David a small shepherd managed to beat a giant with a sling
shot, the story itself provided unity at the time between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, provided a consistent and basic truth about what the strength of God can accomplish
and provides unity today in that it is still popular in the teachings of the Christian and Hebrew faiths. David was an ancestor of Christ which makes him a significant
figure in addition to uniting the tribes of Israel, becoming King for forty years, and was considered responsible for writing the Book of Psalms. Researchers and scholars still study the
life of David to try and understand the enormity of his defeating Goliath and his ongoing importance in the teaching of the basics of religious faith.
Historically, sections of the Torah and the narrative portions of the Old Testament tells the stories of creation, temptation of the first humans, their expulsion from
Eden, the historical floods and other stories which are common throughout the Middle Eastern cultures. Within the Old Testament and the first appearance of Abraham however, mankind was first introduced
to the concept of monotheism and from that point on, every Jew born is considered to be "a son of Abraham" (Nyrop). Abraham and his descendents lived in the Land
of Canaan but generally the tribes of Israel remained scattered and did not unify until the advent of David. It is David who brought together the kingdoms of Israel and
Judah with the capital at Jerusalem. David is still considered one of the dominant figures of Jewish legend and within the Old Testament. The story of David slaying the giant
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