Southern Adventist University students stir debate over King David

[Mimi]

Work in Israel by students at Southern Adventist University has helped move the needle in the debate over whether King David was the significant ruler described in the Bible or a minor figure in Near Eastern history.

For three summers from 2009 to 2011, students with the Collegedale school's Institute of Archaeology were part of an excavation team in partnership with the Hebrew University and the Israel Antiquities Authority. The group was working at the Fortress of Elah, an ancient city from the time of the biblical king.

What was uncovered, according to Southern Adventist University Institute of Archaeology Director Dr. Michael Hasel, dates the site to the time of "one of the most famous" stories in the Bible, the battle between young David and the Philistine Goliath.

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