Samson's Riddle and Samson's Magic Locks
1986; Brill; Volume: 36; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1518382
ISSN1568-5330
Autores Tópico(s)Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
ResumoSAMSON'S RIDDLE AND SAMSON'S MAGIC LOCKS by OTHNIEL MARGALITH Ramat-Gan I The story of the Riddle is no less an integral part of the legend of Samson than that of the torch-tailed foxes. Like the latter, it poses a number of questions because of its inconsistency with the biblical world, but unlike the story of the foxes many of these questions have already been noted and discussed,2 and may be put as follows: (1) Is the "riddle" a common literary form in the Bible, or is this instance unique? (2) Is this riddle a riddle within the meaning of the
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