Dominick Hernandez
Old Testament scholar and professor who specializes in Hebrew and textual criticism, providing analysis of difficult biblical passages and the manuscript tradition.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 40min
Who Really Killed Goliath? The Bible’s “Contradiction” Explained
Dominick Hernandez, an Old Testament and Hebrew scholar who studies textual criticism, tackles the puzzling clash between 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel about who killed Goliath. He explains how scribal errors, Hebrew orthography, and manuscript variants can create apparent contradictions. Multiple short takes explore textual criticism, translation choices, and a simple way to explain the issue to kids.
