(The Conversation) — The biblical figure of Samson has long been understood as a man of brute strength, a warrior on the margins of society whose story is often defined by violence and destruction.

The story of Samson in the biblical book Judges raises many questions. Scholars have given many answers to these questions but do not satisfy all of their readers. Why is Samson’s story included in ...

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Samson, a biblical golem, ended up killing himself, with the Philistines, when he pulled the temple in Gaza down on them. But somehow, his tribe members brought his body up here for burial. About 26 ...

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