Why does Saul ask about David’s origins after the battle with Goliath? It seems from the previous account of David as Saul’s musician he should have known this. I find the common conservative suggestion (that Saul knew David but couldn’t remember his father’s name) and the common liberal suggestion (that two accounts were clumsily interwoven) both dissatisfying.
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On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by my friend Dr Gerald McDermott to discuss his work on the future of Israel. You can read some of Dr McDermott’s work on the subject in his book