| Table des matières |
| | List of Figures | iii |
| | Introduction | 1 |
| 1. | Aegean mercenaries and their role in the Near East and in Egypt since the 8th century BCE | 4 |
| 2. | Aegean mercenaries in the Bible | 9 |
| A. | Research approaches to the story of the duel between David and Goliath and the figure of Goliath | 12 |
| A.1. | The story of the duel has no historical basis | 13 |
| A.2. | The story was created and edited after David's period (8th century BCE till the Second Temple period) | 13 |
| A.3. | The story was written around the time of David | 21 |
| B. | Who were the opponents in the duel and when did the event take place? | 27 |
| C. | The defensive armament of Goliath and conclusions about his identity and name | 29 |
| C.1. | The ethos of military arms and shields in Greece and Israel | 29 |
| C.2. | The development of hoplite armor | 31 |
| C.3. | Comparison between the armor of Goliath and the hoplite armor | 40 |
| C.3.1. | The armor of Goliath and its heavy weight | 40 |
| C.3.2. | The shield bearer of Goliath | 40 |
| C.3.3. | The helmet of Goliath | 41 |
| C.4. | Diversionary tactics | 42 |
| C.5. | How did ⁺ђ₀đ₁і₀ł₀¬₀ł₀ı₁₁ѓ₀ł₀ℓ' turn into ⁺ђGoliath' | 47 |
| D. | The name is the message: four proofs | 50 |
| D.1. | Parallel instances of a military equipment item turning into a personal name or epithet | 50 |
| D.2. | The Philistine warrior was nameless | 52 |
| D.3. | There are multiple ⁺ђGoliaths' | 53 |
| D.4. | Names of additional biblical foreign warriors which derive from military terms | 54 |
| E. | Who was the enemy represented by Goliath? The Saites and their Aegean mercenaries | 61 |
| F. | Saite-Aegean myths in a distorted mirror | 73 |
| F.1. | The armor and helmet that saved the nation and its king | 73 |
| F.2. | Deliverance of the army by a hero in a duel with an armed giant | 79 |
| G. | The story of the duel in light of the biblical attitude to the Babylonian exiles and the Egyptian diaspora | 82 |
| | Conclusion | 98 |
| | Bibliography | 103 |
| A. | Literary sources and commentaries | 103 |
| B. | Modern studies | 105 |
| | Abbreviations | 112 |
