Of lions, Arabs & Israelites: some lessons from the Samson story for writing the history of biblical scholarship

This short essay follows a thread of evidence employed across many languages and lands, genres and generations to defend the historicity of the Samson story. Based upon this line of interpretation it stresses some necessary lessons for scholars writing the history of biblical scholarship. The inquir...

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Main Author: Kurtz, Paul Michael 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2018
In: Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-48
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Samson Biblical character / Historiography / Biblical studies
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Historiography
B history of scholarship
B history of interpretation
B Comparative Method
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Summary:This short essay follows a thread of evidence employed across many languages and lands, genres and generations to defend the historicity of the Samson story. Based upon this line of interpretation it stresses some necessary lessons for scholars writing the history of biblical scholarship. The inquiry extends beyond an interest in modern history to show the relevance of the history of scholarship for present research on ancient history and biblical literature.
ISSN:2329-4434
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of the bible and its reception
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/jbr-2016-0029