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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Autore principale: Jones, K. L. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Brill [2020]
In: Biblical interpretation
Anno: 2020, Volume: 28, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 175-201
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Simson, Personaggio biblico / Bibel. Giudice / Visuale / Cecità / Disabilità / Bibel. Giudice 13-16
Notazioni IxTheo:HB Antico Testamento
Altre parole chiave:B Disability
B Bibel. Giudice 13-16
B sensory criticism
B Judges
B Samson
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Riepilogo: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).
ISSN:1568-5152
Comprende:Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685152-00282P03