Delilah

A Complex and Compelling Glimpse at One of the Bible's Baddest Girls Life is not easy in Philistia, especially not for a woman and child alone. When beautiful, wounded Delilah finds herself begging for food to survive, she resolves that she will find a way to defeat all the men who have taken advantage of her. She will overcome the roadblocks life has set before her, and she will find riches and victory for herself. When she meets a legendary man called Samson, she senses that in him lies the means for her victory. By winning, seducing, and betraying the hero of the Hebrews, she will attain a position of national prominence. After all, she is beautiful, she is charming, and she is smart. No man, not even a supernaturally gifted strongman, can best her in a war of wits.

The story of Samson and Delilah in Judges 16 has been studied and retold over the centuries by biblical interpreters, artists, musicians, filmmakers and writers. Within these scholarly and cultural retellings, Delilah is frequently fashioned as the quintessential femme fatale - the shamelessly seductive 'fatal woman' whose sexual treachery ultimately leads to Samson's downfall. Yet these ubiquitous portrayals of Delilah as femme fatale tend to eclipse the many other viable readings of her character that lie, underexplored, within the ambiguity-laden narrative of Judges 16 - interpretations that offer alternative and more sympathetic portrayals of her biblical persona. In Reimagining Delilah's Afterlives as Femme Fatale, Caroline Blyth guides readers through an in-depth exploration of Delilah's afterlives as femme fatale in both biblical interpretation and popular culture, tracing the social and historical factors that may have inspired them. She then considers alternative afterlives for Delilah's character, using as inspiration both the Judges 16 narrative and a number of cultural texts which deconstruct traditional understandings of the femme fatale, thereby inviting readers to view this iconic biblical character in new and fascinating lights.

Delilah Delacroix is quite literally at the end of her rope when she meets Captain James Stirling, an 18th Century pirate that has somehow managed to travel through time to the 20th Century.Upon the death of her loveable, but free-spending uncle, Delilah discovers she is near bankruptcy and stands to lose her only source of income, the run-down Key West art gallery he left her. She has no money for her college tuition, and her husband is leaving her for a MAN. Certain that nothing short of suicide could be a possible solution, she decides to do the deed on Halloween night, during the biggest celebration on the island. James appears in the nick of time, and thwarts Delilah's plan. In the space of less than 24 hours, "Smiling Jim," turns her life upside down and gives her a new reason to live... and the courage to love again.

Delilah's Letters, is about a young girl who finds herself stuck in a marriage that she desperately wants out, but is being forced to stay. After a late night conversation with her husband Troy, Delilah decides it is now or never. With the help of her sister and a close personal friend, she plans her escape. Delilah writes a letter to her sister, and another to her husband, but before she is able to leave town, someone intervenes; delivering her sister's letter to her husband, revealing her plans. The letter that could clear up all of the confusion is stolen and in a hidden place, but who took it? Who betrayed Delilah?

Discover the secrets to a successful and thriving marriage. This book offers 6 secrets that are sure to provide practical tools that help to heal and strengthen marriages. The content is written for wives; however, couples together can grow from the insights shared. Secret #1: Delilah Asked the Right Questions Secret #2: She Appealed to His Senses Secret #3: She Made Him Feel Safe Secret #4: She Spoke with Love in Her Mouth Secret #5: She Gave Him What He Wanted Secret #6: She Listened Patiently When He Spoke

In this book, you will meet a young witch named Delilah. She is learning the practice from her mother and is eager to show off her spell-casting abilities--so much so that she breaks some rules and finds herself in some trouble when her magic gets out of hand. Delilah learns about asking questions, why rules are in place, and how important it is to understand the power behind practicing magic.