Going up and going down: a key to interpreting Jacob's dream (Gen. 28:10-22)
2. The Mise en Abyme as a Miniature Reflection3. Jacob's Dream Is a Theophany and a Symbolic Dream; 4. Support for the Symbolic View of Jacob's Dream; 5. The Jacob's Dream Story as Mise en Abymeof Patriarchal Journeys; 6. The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) and Jacob's Sullam; 7....
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Bloomsbury International Clark
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Peleg, Yitzhak, 1947-, Going up and going down] (2017) (Wöhrle, Jakob, 1975 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Library of New Testament studies
609 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Jacob's ladder (Biblical dream)
B RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament B Bible. Genesis, XXVIII, 10-12 Criticism, interpretation, etc B Electronic books B Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | 2. The Mise en Abyme as a Miniature Reflection3. Jacob's Dream Is a Theophany and a Symbolic Dream; 4. Support for the Symbolic View of Jacob's Dream; 5. The Jacob's Dream Story as Mise en Abymeof Patriarchal Journeys; 6. The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) and Jacob's Sullam; 7. In Conclusion: The Gate of Heaven in Jerusalem-A Departure Point for Further Research; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors 2. The Dream Vision as Mise en Abyme of the Jacob's Dream Story3. The Vision in the Dream (Realistic and Symbolic Readings); 4. Two Readings of Jacob's Dream-A Tentative Conclusion; 5. The Vow as a Contribution to Understanding and Interpreting Jacob's Dream; Chapter 3 -- THE JACOB'S DREAM STORY AS MISE EN ABYME OF THE JACOB STORY CYCLE; 1. Subject and Boundaries; 2. Defining "Jacob Story Cycle" Boundaries and Place in the Discussion; 3. Mise en Abyme in the Bible and in Ancient Near Eastern Literature 4. The Dream Vision as Mise en Abyme of Entering and Leaving the Land in the Jacob Story Cycle5. Jacob's Dream as Mise en Abyme for the Patriarchal Narrative; 6. The Departures and Returns of the Patriarch According to the W-Shaped Model; 7. Conclusion: The Vision in Jacob's Dream as Mise en Abyme of the M-Shaped Model; Chapter 4 -- CONCLUSION AND DEPARTURE POINT: "THE GATE OF HEAVEN" JOURNEYS FROM BABYLON TO BETHEL AND TO JERUSALEM CYCLE; 1. Two Readings of Jacob's Dream Summed Up: Concentrated Data on "Going Up and Going Down-A Key to Interpreting Jacob's Dream" (Genesis 28:10-22) In Going Up and Going Down Yitzhak Peleg argues that the story of Jacob's dream (Genesis 28.10-22), functions as a mise en abyme ('as a figure, trope or structure that somehow reflects in compact form, in miniature, the larger structure in which it appears', Greenstein). Close examination reveals that focusing on the vision of Jacob's dream and understanding it as a symbolic dream facilitates an explanation of the dream and its meaning. Scholars have historically classified the dream as theophany, the purpose of which is to explain how Beth-El became a sacred place, and as such the vision Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 -- PREFACE TO THE STORY OF JACOB'S DREAM: JACOB'S DREAM AS A MISE EN ABYME; 1. Dream Descriptions in the Bible and in the Ancient Near East; 2. Research Methods and Methodology; 3. A Survey of the Research on Jacob' Dream: The Bible Story in General and the Story of Jacob's Dream in Particular; Appendix: The Jacob's Dream Story (Genesis 28:10-22) According to Its "Sources"; Chapter 2 -- THE STORY OF JACOB'S DREAM AT BETHEL: GENESIS 28:10-22; 1. Structure and Significance of the Jacob's Dream Story |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0567660265 |