The goal of this paper is to analyze the various images of Samson as presented by some of the classical and modern Jewish Bible commentaries and interpretations: Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto's Maaseh Shimshon; Ze'ev Jabotinsky's Samson; Adin Steinsaltz's essay in Biblical Images, Men and Women of the Book, and Rabbi Gershon Weiss' Samson's Struggle. Through this analysis, I will explore the evolving images of Samson and how they reflected both the period in which the interpretative work was written, the author's interests and the beliefs of the intended audience.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.61134 |
Date | January 1992 |
Creators | Entis, Melanie |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Jewish Studies.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
Relation | alephsysno: 001291259, proquestno: AAIMM74755, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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