Packet 8: Bonus 16
Chronicles attempts to resolve a contradiction involving this event by garbling an epithet into the name “Lahmi” and applying that name to an otherwise unattested brother of this event’s central figure. For 10 points each:
[10h] Evangelical translations like the NIV remove a contradiction in 2 Samuel which gives ʾElḥānān the central role in what event?
ANSWER: the killing of Goliath of Gath [accept synonyms such as slaying in place of killing; accept defeating and synonyms thereof in place of killing; accept the killing of Goliath the Gittite or Goliath the Philistine or Goləyāṯ; accept David’s killing of Goliath or ʾElḥānān’s killing of Goliath; accept David and Goliath or the battle or fight between David and Goliath; prompt on the battle of the Valley of Elah]
[10m] 2 Samuel repeats an epithet likening Goliath’s spear to one of these objects, supporting the story’s authenticity. Jesus told listeners to attend to one of these objects in their own eye before judging others in the Sermon on the Mount.
ANSWER: a weaver’s beam [or ʾoregim, or dokós; accept plank, log, or board given alternate Gospel translations]
[10e] Elhanan’s killing of “Lahmi, brother of Goliath” in Chronicles likely corrupts the name of this “House of Bread,” Elhanan and David’s hometown. There was no room at this town’s inn when a pregnant Mary arrived for the census.
ANSWER: Bethlehem [or Bēt Leḥem, or Bayt Laḥm, or Bēthleém (“beeth-leh-EM”)]
<JG, Beliefs> | NAFTA-Packet-8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 16.50 | 95% | 45% | 25% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas I founded the Abbasids | UBC B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UBC A | The Unbearable Heaviness of History Players | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2026 NAFTA at UBC | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 50% | 0% |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 2025 NAFTA at Richmond | 12/20/2025 | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |