01641cam a2200313 i 4500001000700000003000900007005001700016008004100033010001700074020001500091040001800106050001900124082001500143100002300158245006900181260006500250300002800315500002200343504003200365505005800397505017800455505019800633505012900831505019900960505003501159600002901194630006801223650003601291358935AU-EpEBC20151028104441.0780407s1978    gau      b    001 0 eng    a   77015748   a0804201706  aDLCcDLCdDLC00aBS1305.2b.C7300a222/.32/061 aCrenshaw, James L.00aSamson :ba secret betrayed, a vow ignored /cJames L. Crenshaw.  aLondon, UK ;aAtlanta, GA :bSPCK,bJohn Knox Press,cc1978.  a172 p. ;bhbk ;c21 cm.  aIncludes indexes.  aBibliography: p. [167]-170.  aA translation of Judges 13:1-16:31 --
Introduction --  aCh. 1 : Literary and Stylistic traditions.
A dying man's legacy --
Literary forms --
Editorial additions to the saga --
Motifs --
Stylistic features --
The larger context --  aCh. 2 : Passion of charisma.
Unifying themes --
Women in the Samson saga : The ideal Israelite wife ; Marriage based on physical beauty ; Physical lust outside marriage ; Unreciprocated love --  aCh. 3 : The Riddles.
The nature and function of riddles --
Riddles in the Old Testament --
Riddles within the Samson saga --  aCh. 4 : The Tragic Dimension.
Ius Talionis --
Tragic destiny --
Comical aspects --
A broken vow --
Theological dimensions of the story --
From saint to tragic hero --
Milton's "Samson Agonistes"  aAfterword : The Secret is Out.00aSamsonc(Biblical judge)00aBible.pJudges XIII, 1-XVI, 31xCriticism, interpretation, etc. 0aRiddlesxHistory and criticism.