The wife of Manoah, the mother of Samson
The last account of the judges is that of Samson (Judges 13-16). This account has all the elements of a blockbuster. All the indications are that Samson would be an extraordinary person. And yet, even though Samson may be regarded as some sort of hero, the story suggests that Samson was also the wea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 546-571 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The last account of the judges is that of Samson (Judges 13-16). This account has all the elements of a blockbuster. All the indications are that Samson would be an extraordinary person. And yet, even though Samson may be regarded as some sort of hero, the story suggests that Samson was also the weakest or most ineffective of the judges. Tension is created through the juxtaposition of "ideal" and "non-ideal" bodies. An alternative ideology, as a hidden polemic, is concealed in the account. As in the case of Achsah (Judges 1:11-15) and Deborah (Judges 4-5), the nameless wife of Manoah (the mother of Samson) serves as an illustration of "countercultural rhetoric" as a hidden polemic. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC-584e2a074 |