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Lipton Diana |
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Revisions of the night : politics and promises in the patriarchal dreams of Genesis / / Diana Lipton |
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Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic, 1999 |
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1-281-81443-1 |
9786611814434 |
0-567-39154-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 288 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Cambridge University. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-232) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 ABIMELECH'S DREAM (GENESIS 20.1-18); Chapter 2 JACOB'S DREAM AT BETHEL (GENESIS 28.10-22); Chapter 3 JACOB AND THE SPECKLED FLOCKS (GENESIS 31.10-13); Chapter 4 LABAN'S DREAM (GENESIS 31.24); Chapter 5 THE COVENANT OF THE PIECES (GENESIS 15.1-21); Chapter 6 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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An intriguing and subtle study of five Genesis dreams: Abimelech's (20.1-18), Jacob's (28.10-22; 31.10-13), Laban's (31.24) and Abraham's (15.1-21). Like many of their ancient Near Eastern counterparts, all occur at times of uncertainty, concern status, and emphasize divine involvement in human affairs. At a deeper level, they also address doubts arising from God's promise of land, descendants and a unique role for Israel among the nations. Their particular treatment of relations between Israelites and non-Israelites and of Israel's absence from the land points to the Babylonian Exile as the b |
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