KING DAVID’S life was long and bloody: whether defeating Goliath, evading deranged King Saul, or fiercely consolidating his power once crowned, he is never far from gore-soaked battles or back-stabbing politics.

David and Goliath has evolved to be a story about how ordinary people face powerful opponents, which may be personal battles to inner demons, and the decisions they make to overcome these.

THOSE who have made a multi-million euro industry out of people’s gullibility are understandably angered by Archbishop Brady’s challenge to their wares (Irish Examiner, August 23).