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050	0	0	_aBS1305.2 _b.C73
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998			_bEW
100	1		_aCrenshaw, James L.
245	0	0	_aSamson : _ba secret betrayed, a vow ignored / _cJames L. Crenshaw.
260			_aLondon, UK ; _aAtlanta, GA : _bSPCK, _bJohn Knox Press, _cc1978.
300			_a172 p. ; _bhbk ; _c21 cm.
500			_aIncludes indexes.
504			_aBibliography: p. [167]-170.
505			_aA translation of Judges 13:1-16:31 -- Introduction --
505			_aCh. 1 : Literary and Stylistic traditions. A dying man's legacy -- Literary forms -- Editorial additions to the saga -- Motifs -- Stylistic features -- The larger context --
505			_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 --
505			_aCh. 3 : The Riddles. The nature and function of riddles -- Riddles in the Old Testament -- Riddles within the Samson saga --
505			_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"
505			_aAfterword : The Secret is Out.
600	0	0	_aSamson _c(Biblical judge)
630	0	0	_aBible. _pJudges XIII, 1-XVI, 31 _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aRiddles _xHistory and criticism.
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