Revisions of the night : politics and promises in the patriarchal dreams of Genesis / / Diana Lipton

• Autore: Lipton Diana
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic, 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 222.1106; 222/.1106
• Soggetto topico: Dreams in the Bible
• Note generali: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Cambridge University.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-232) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Altri titoli varianti: Politics and promises in the patriarchal dreams of Genesis
• Titolo autorizzato: Revisions of the night
• ISBN: 1-281-81443-1; 9786611814434; 0-567-39154-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809590703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies