Tag: Samson and Delilah

• Samson, a Hero and a Half (iv)

  In Judges 16, being ‘controlled by the Spirit of Yahweh’ seems to increase Samson’s sexual, as well as physical, prowess. While visiting Gaza “he saw a prostitute and went to her house to spend the night”. No moral censure appears in the text. Perhaps Yahweh was willing to let this go, since his aim (recalling…

  calgacus83

  17th Nov 2022

  Christianity, Composer, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Folktales, Gaza, God, Israel, Legends, Opera, Saint-Saens, Samson and Delilah