Samson: Hero or Fool?
The Many Faces of Samson
Published on 11. April 2014
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-90-04-26217-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"A substantial resource for deepening our understanding of Judg 13-16 and of the enduring appeal of the enigmatic Samson." - Clinton McCann Jr., Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves, Missouri, Review of Biblical Literature"The multifaceted nature of this book helps the reader gain further insights into the biblical text and may inspire continued reflection. Recourse to Hebrew - even when the theme is not exegetical in nature (e.g. Spronk) - attests to the value of interdisciplinary exchange among various areas of study [...] The authors are to be commended for a plethora of insights as an expression of the complexity and curiosity which Samson has evoked over time." - Jacek Stefanski, Wigierski Areopag Nowej Ewangelizacji, in: The Biblical Annals, Volume 7, Issue 2
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-26217-1 (9789004262171)
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Persons
Erik Eynikel, STD (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1989), Professor for Biblical Languages at the University of Regensburg (Germany) has published on the Deuteronomistic History and Lexicography of the Septuagint. He is the editor of foreign language editions of the International Bible Commentary (University of Dallas).
Tobias Nicklas, Ph.D. (2000), Habilitation (2004), is Chair of New Testament at the Faculty of Theology, University of Regensburg. He has published widely on New Testament and Christian apocryphal texts, New Testament hermeneutics and textual history.
Tobias Nicklas, Ph.D. (2000), Habilitation (2004), is Chair of New Testament at the Faculty of Theology, University of Regensburg. He has published widely on New Testament and Christian apocryphal texts, New Testament hermeneutics and textual history.
Content
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
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