Three Blind Vices?: Vision and Blindness in the Samson Cycle (Judges 13-16)
Frequently Samson’s blindness is linked with newfound spiritual insight, with physical humiliation, and occasionally with instrumental talion. Few question the role of blindness in the text through other lenses or with knowledge of ancient theories of vision. Balancing this, I investigate Samson’s s...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| Dans: |
Biblical interpretation
Année: 2020, Volume: 28, Numéro: 2, Pages: 175-201 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Simson, Personnage biblique
/ Bibel. Juge
/ Vue
/ Cécité
/ Handicap
/ Bibel. Juge 13-16
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Disability
B Bibel. Juge 13-16 B sensory criticism B Judges B Samson |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Résumé: | Frequently Samson’s blindness is linked with newfound spiritual insight, with physical humiliation, and occasionally with instrumental talion. Few question the role of blindness in the text through other lenses or with knowledge of ancient theories of vision. Balancing this, I investigate Samson’s sight and blindness in the context of Judges 13-16, asking what his sensation and sensory impairment signified in the broader context of the Hebrew Bible (HB) and wider Ancient Near East (ANE). |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-00282P03 |
