Samson and the Liminal Hero in the Ancient

The primary problem that Mobley's book deals with is the odd character of Judges 13-16 and of its hero, Samson. the book also examines the Samson saga and its relation to ideas found in other biblical and Mesopotamian stories.

Preface

vii

Abbreviations

ix

Locating Samson

1

(36)

Where Does Samson Belong?

1

(2)

How Does Samson Fit into the Book of Judges?

3

(2)

Earlier Attempts to Locate Samson

5

(20)

Samson as ``Sunny''

6

(1)

Samson as the Semitic Herakles

7

(5)

Samson as a Typical Hero

12

(4)

Samson as a Folklore ``Wild Man''

16

(3)

The Medieval Wild Man

19

(3)

Samson as a lahmu

22

(3)

Structural Approaches to Samson

25

(8)

The Structuralism of Levi-Strauss

26

(1)

The Structuralism of van Gennep and Turner

27

(6)

The Limits, Format, and Aims of this Study

33

(4)

Field and House

37

(29)

Field and House in Judges 13--16

38

(10)

Field and House in the Account of Samson's Origins

39

(6)

Field and House in Samson's Adventures

45

(3)

Steppe and Town in the Gilgamesh Epic

48

(6)

Steppe and Town in Erra and Ishum

54

(5)

Field and House in Judges and Samuel

59

(4)

Summary

63

(3)

Agitation and Rest

66

(19)

Agitation and Rest in Judges 13--16

66

(5)

Samson's Insomnia

67

(2)

Samson's Surges

69

(2)

Agitation and Rest in the Gilgamesh Epic

71

(4)

Sleep

71

(3)

Movement

74

(1)

Agitation and Rest in Erra and Ishum

75

(2)

Anger

75

(1)

Activity and Indolence

76

(1)

Agitation and Rest with Biblical Warriors

77

(6)

Saul

77

(3)

David

80

(3)

Summary

83

(2)

Male and Female

85

(24)

Male and Female in Judges 13--16

85

(7)

The Wife of Manoah

86

(2)

The Woman from Timnah

88

(1)

The Woman from Gaza

88

(1)

Delilah

89

(1)

Delilah as Guide

90

(1)

Transformations

91

(1)

Delilah as Mother

91

(1)

Male and Female in the Characterization of Enkidu

92

(8)

Humanization through Sexual Love

93

(2)

Humanization through Maternal Nurture

95

(1)

Humanization through Friendship

96

(4)

Male and Female with Gilgamesh and Erra

100

(2)

Gilgamesh

100

(2)

Erra

102

(1)

Male and Female in Narratives about Biblical Warriors

102

(6)

Zones

102

(3)

Gates

105

(1)

Feminine Wisdom

106

(2)

Summary

108

(1)

Samson Located

109

(7)

Samson's Place in the Implied Narrative

109

(2)

Samson's Place in the Former Prophets

111

(2)

Samson's Place in the Hebrew Bible

113

(3)

Bibliography

116

(9)

Index of References

125

(7)

Index of Authors

132

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