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...

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Subtitles:Zimrat JAH: A Tribute To Ann Hackett
Main Author: Neal Thomas, Christine (Author)
Contributors: Hackett, Ann (Honoree)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: 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
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