Herzberg B. Samson’s Moment of Truth

Biblical Interpretation 18 (2010) 226-250.This article looks at the narrator's weak explanation for Samson to tell Delilah the source of his strength. Then comparisons are made with two retellings of the Samson tale, Milton’s Samson Agonistes and DeMille’s film Samson and Delilah, which diminish or eliminate the “nagging” explanation and find far more satisfying alternative explanations for Samson’s actions.