Samson : hero or fool? : the many faces of Samson
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Samson : hero or fool? : the many faces of Samson
（Themes in biblical narrative, v. 17）
Brill, 2014
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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
Table of Contents
Elie Assis, The Structure and Meaning of the Samson Narratives (Jud. 13-16)
J. Cheryl Exum, The Many Faces of Samson
Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher, A hero ensnared in otherness? Literary images of Samson
Lara van der Zee, Samson and Samuel: Two Examples of Leadership
Cornelis Houtman, Who Cut Samson's Hair? The Interpretation opf Judges 16:19a Reconsidered:
Natalio Fernandez Marcos, The Septuagint Reading of Samson Cycle
Ronit Nikolsky, Rabbinic Discourse about Samson. Continuity and change between the Tannaitic Culture to the Amoraic
Tessel M. Jonquiere, Of Valour and Strength. The Samson Cycle in Josephus' work: Jewish Antiquities 5.276-317
Tobias Nicklas, No Simson in the New Testament?
Erik Eynikel, Samson in Islamic literature and in the Old Testament
Kees Wisse, Samson in Music
Karin Schoepflin, Samson in European Literature. Some Examples from English, French and German Poetry
Klaas Spronk, The Looks of a Hero: Some Aspects of Samson in Fine Arts
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