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David and Goliath [VHS]

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it has the best cartoon version of any bible series i have ever seen and i am grown and about to purchase it for my self. (I grew up on it and it never offended me in any way.)

First, I'm not sure which movie you were watching because when David slays Goliath there is a small amount of blood as the stone from the sling hits Goliath then it doesn't show it anymore. After that David walks over to Goliath laying FACE DOWN and picks up his sword and holds it horizontally with two hands above his head to show he had slain the giant. There was NO blood "flow as he dies onscreen" and David does NOT cut off Goliath's head or does it even hint at him doing so in the cartoon... You may have jumped the gun when you saw the stone hit but trust me it is not too graphic for any age and is a great story and carries a wonderful message.

This is a wonderful series and I used to watch them all when I was a child. I plan on purchasing all that I can find for my children to watch. It is a fun and exciting way to introduce some of these very useful stories and ideas to them. I would suggest these movies for anyone at any age.

I watched this growing up and it was one of my favorite things to watch. Always entertaining, great graphics (for its time) Because of movis like this I have never forgotten the story and actually got e interested in reading the story in the Bible.

I wish they would hurry up and do a box set of all these, or at least release all the titles in the series. "The Greatest Adventures of the Bible" is a series made by Hanna-Barbera for television many years ago. There are a ton of titles on VHS and only a few on DVD. Even though they are only 30 minute episodes, the studio chooses to release one title per disc. Noah's Ark from this set is also really good. The premise of the series is that 3 young teens are on an archeological dig site in the middle east, when they discover a tomb door that sends them back in time. So they land in different biblical episodes and interact with people like Noah. It sound weird, but it is actually fun to watch the kids in the different stories and how it affects them. They do not always know what part of biblical times they are in until later in the story. It may sound realistic but it plays well. If you think about it, if it happened what would you do? Learn and help out of course and that is what these kids do.
In this episode the teens are being held captive by the Philistines and are being put to work. One thing I like about this version is they show you what might have been happening in the Philistine camp before the battle, and the show the large size of Goliath. The teens escape and make a new friend, a shepherd named David, who saves them from a lion. David decides to join the fight of his people against the Philistines, which lead to his personal battle against Goliath. They do show blood coming from his head when he is struck by David, but not something that bothered me. All in all very entertaining.

The stories are entertaining, well animated, respectful and I recommend.
If you like bible animation, I also suggest the series "Testament: The Bible in Animation".

When David kills Goliath, blood spurts from his head wound and continues to flow as he dies onscreen. I had to turn it off before David cut off Goliath's head. I didn't finish watching it because my daughter was too upset. This video was much too graphic for my daughter and, in my opinion, for an animated Bible video.