A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
- Quo Vadis?
- Rainbow, The
- Rainbow, The
- Rainbow: or curious covenant, The
- Redemption
- Remember me implored the thief
- Resurrection
- Rizpah
- Rock, The
- Root of all evil, The
- Rosa Mystica
- Sabbath, The
- Saint Mary Magdalene or the weeper
- Salome
- Samson Agonistes
- Samson and Delilah
- Samson to his Delilah
- Sarah
- Saved
- Second Coming, The
- Seed of Adam
- Sharing Eve's apple
- Shepherds, The
- Simon the Cyrennian speaks
- Sion lies waste
- Sitting by a bush in broad daylight
- Song of Saul before his last battle
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Matthew & St. Mark & St. Luke & St. John
- St. Paul
- Stanzas on the Psalms
- Stephen to Lazarus
- Stone, The
- Story of Joshua, The
- Take ye heed, watch and pray
- Temple, The
- They wondered why the fruit had been forbidden
- This bread I break
- Thorn in the flesh, The
- Thou art indeed just, Lord
- Three Kings, The
- Till We Have Faces
- To be a [3pilgrim3]
- To Dives
- To him that was crucified
- To the garden the world
- Tower of Babel, The
- Trial of Jesus, The
- Two went up to the temple to pray
- Unpardonable Sin, The
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Samson and Delilah
Genre
Short storyDefinition
Delilah's seduction of Samson and betrayal to his enemies led to his deathCultural References
Big ideas: Women in the BibleIn the Old Testament a Philistine woman from the valley of Sorek, loved by Samson.
In the Old Testament, Samson was the last of the major judges who ruled Israel.
1. Genesis indicates that death was not part of the orginal plan for human beings but is one of the consequences of the Fall.
2. The death of Jesus is presented as opening up the possibility of reconciliation with God.
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