Samson Went Down to Timnah: Gender and Borders in Judges 14-15
When Samson leaves his home in Zorah and goes down to Timnah in Judges 14-15, he both crosses a border and makes that border more distinct. In this literary unit, gender dynamics serve as the mechanism through which ethnic difference is constructed. The distinction between Israelite and Philistine i...
| Subtitles: | Zimrat JAH: A Tribute To Ann Hackett |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2021
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Maarav
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 205-220 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 14-15
/ Samson Biblical character
/ Boundary
/ Timna
/ Philistines
/ Israelites
/ Delilah
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethnicity
B Timnite Woman B Feminist Criticism B Festschrift B Judges 14-15 B Intersectionality B Gender B Timnah B Samson B Philistines B Hackett, Ann |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | When Samson leaves his home in Zorah and goes down to Timnah in Judges 14-15, he both crosses a border and makes that border more distinct. In this literary unit, gender dynamics serve as the mechanism through which ethnic difference is constructed. The distinction between Israelite and Philistine is manifested through the struggle over intimate access to the Timnite woman whom Samson seeks to marry. This woman comes to embody the intersection of the territorial and ethnic boundaries at play in the narrative. While she initially exercises limited agency in the struggle of the men that surround her, she ultimately cannot sustain the tension of her multiple states of belonging. Her violent death reasserts the ethnic borders she has bridged. |
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| ISSN: | 0149-5712 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Maarav
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