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Samson and the liminal hero in the ancient Near East /
The primary problem that Mobley's book deals with is the odd character of Judges 13-16 and of its hero. Samson's special quality, noted by virtually all interpreters, is defined here as liminality. The liminal situation, which includes a movement away from society, the lack of social restr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
T & T Clark,
©2006.
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| Colección: | Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;
453. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The primary problem that Mobley's book deals with is the odd character of Judges 13-16 and of its hero. Samson's special quality, noted by virtually all interpreters, is defined here as liminality. The liminal situation, which includes a movement away from society, the lack of social restraints, and the status of outsider, is a permanent condition for Samson. The secondary purpose of this book is to demonstrate the ways in which the Samson saga, which is often compared to the Greek Heracles tradition, makes use of ideas about wild men and warriors found in other biblical and Mesopotamian stori. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 134 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-124) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567219718 0567219712 1283195224 9781283195225 |