Samson : hero or fool? : the many faces of Samson / edited by Erik Eynikel, Tobias Nicklas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eynikel, Erik, editor.

Nicklas, Tobias, editor.

Series:

Themes in biblical narrative ; Volume 17.

Themes in Biblical Narrative, 1388-3909 ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Judges XVI-XVIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Samson (Biblical judge)--Congresses.

Samson.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Samson is a peculiar character. He is the most powerful of the Israelite judges and three whole chapters in the book of Judges are allocated to him. Yet he demonstrates many weaknesses, not least for the charms of women. In the international conference “Samson: Hero or Fool?” organised at the University of Nijmegen in April, 2008, the texts of Judges 16-18 were studied from different perspectives, investigating how the complex character of this (anti)hero lived on in various ways in the later traditions about him. The contributions discuss also the reception history of the Samson traditions in later Jewish, Christian and Islamic literature, as well as his representation in figurative and performing arts

Contents:

Preliminary Material

The Structure and Meaning of the Samson Narratives (Jud. 13–16) / Elie Assis

The Many Faces of Samson / J. Cheryl Exum

A Hero Ensnared in Otherness? Literary Images of Samson / Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher

Samson and Samuel: Two Examples of Leadership / Lara van der Zee

Who Cut Samson’s Hair? The Interpretation of Judges 16:19a Reconsidered / Cornelis Houtman

The Septuagint Reading of the Samson Cycle / Natalio Fernández Marcos

Rabbinic Discourse about Samson: Continuity and Change between the Tannaitic Culture to the Amoraic / Ronit Nikolsky

Of Valour and Strength: The Samson Cycle in Josephus’ work: Jewish Antiquities 5.276–317 / Tessel M. Jonquière

Kein Simson im Neuen Testament? / Tobias Nicklas

Samson in Islamic Literature and in the Old Testament / Erik Eynikel

Samson in Music / Kees Wisse

Samson in European Literature: Some Examples from English, French and German Poetry / Karin Schöpflin

The Looks of a Hero: Some Aspects of Samson in Fine Arts / Klaas Spronk

Obsessive Love: Samson and Delilah Go to the Movies / Reinhold Zwick

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Biblical References.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26236-9

OCLC:

879947448

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004262362 DOI