The Bible in the News

In a world filled with Simpsons—Jessica, Homer and O.J.—is there still a place for a Samson, especially the much-storied Biblical Samson? Have no fear! This Biblical strongman of Judges 13–16 has managed to muscle his way into popular culture and the popular press, even if he doesn’t (you’ll pardon the expression) bring the house down anymore. Not surprisingly, it is his hair, or its loss, that attracts the most attention. But it is in the world of sports that shorn, or unshorn, locks are most frequently associated with Samson. Thus it was that a month before Super Bowl 2009 […]