TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crenshaw,James L.
TI  - Samson: a secret betrayed, a vow ignored 
SN  - 0804201706
AV  - BS1305.2 .C73
U1  - 222/.32/06 
PY  - 1978///
CY  - London, UK, Atlanta, GA
PB  - SPCK, John Knox Press
KW  - Samson
KW  - Bible
KW  - Judges XIII, 1-XVI, 31
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Riddles
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - Includes indexes; Bibliography: p. [167]-170; A translation of Judges 13:1-16:31 --
Introduction --; Ch. 1 : Literary and Stylistic traditions.
A dying man's legacy --
Literary forms --
Editorial additions to the saga --
Motifs --
Stylistic features --
The larger context --; Ch. 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 --; Ch. 3 : The Riddles.
The nature and function of riddles --
Riddles in the Old Testament --
Riddles within the Samson saga --; Ch. 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"; Afterword : The Secret is Out
ER  -