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