Samson: A Biblical Hero challenges the modern caricature of Israel’s strongest judge. Too often, Samson is portrayed as a reckless failure or a cautionary tale of wasted potential. Others reduce him to a man of brute force with oversized muscles and unchecked passions, a tragic figure God used despite himself. He has been stolen from generations of young Christians who needed his example to learn to fight in the spiritual war.

But what if we’ve misunderstood him?

In this bold reexamination, Dr. Owen Anderson recovers Samson as a biblical hero, as one appointed by God not merely to lead Israel, but to point to Christ. This is why we find him mentioned in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11. In an age of moral confusion and waning courage, young men are searching for models of strength, conviction, and godly masculinity. Samson stands as a judge who resisted evil, exposed idolatry, and struck a fatal blow against the enemies of God. He offered peace and reconciliation to the Philistines but was betrayed; he stood alone yet never wavered. He took the battle into the heart of the enemy's fortress and destroyed their security. His death was not a defeat, but a final act of defiance against Dagon, the demon god of the Philistines, and vindicated his ministry as a judge in Israel.

Samson’s life points beyond himself to the greater deliverer, Christ the King, who conquers sin and death. This book will equip readers to see Samson clearly, understand the call to spiritual heroism, and learn how to defend the truth and confront unbelief with courage and faith while demolishing all arguments set up against the knowledge of God. He shows us how to be a biblical philosopher and a biblical king. By the end of the book, you will have had an entire course on Christian philosophy.