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Philistines/Philistinism

Honors E nglish Mrs. DeGuzman Period 5. Philistines/Philistinism . History of Philistinism. In the Old Testamant , the Philistines were enemies of the Israelites. In a famous biblical story, David successfully fought the giant philistine warrior, Goliath. History modern day usage.

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Philistines/Philistinism

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  1. Honors English Mrs. DeGuzmanPeriod 5 Philistines/Philistinism

  2. History of Philistinism • In the Old Testamant, the Philistines were enemies of the Israelites. In a famous biblical story, David successfully fought the giant philistine warrior, Goliath.

  3. History modern day usage • In modern usage, “Philistine” refers to a person with no appreciation for culture. Whose taste is commonplace such attitiude is reffered to “philistinism”.

  4. Examples • Sandra was pleasantly surprised when her boyfriend surprised her with tickets to the opera; she often teased him about being a philistine whose idea of culture was an evening of watching wrestling. • My friend is a hypocrite, she say’s quit being a philistine but spends her spare time watching jersey shore.

  5. Continued examples • It’s maybe because of philistine tendencies, but I did not enjoy the opera show.

  6. That concludes my presentation Thank You

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