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1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Library of New Testament studies ; 397
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies
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Library of New Testament studies ; 397.
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-203) and indexes. |
| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Baylor University, 2006. |
| Contents |
Chapter one. Introduction -- Chapter two. The ancient, social context of dreams -- Chapter three. The ancient, literary context of dreams, part I : the script of dreams -- Chapter four. The ancient, literary context of dreams, part II : the literary functions of dreams -- Chapter five. Dreams in the Gospel of Matthew -- Chapter six. Conclusion -- Appendix. The Matthean transfiguration as a dream-vision report. |
| Summary |
Dodson reads the dreams in the Gospel of Matthew (1:18b-25; 2:12, 13-15, 19-21, 22; 27:19) as the authorial audience. This approach requires an understanding of the social and literary character of dreams in the Greco-Roman world. Dodson describes the social function of dreams, noting that dreams constituted one form of divination in the ancient world, and looks at the theories and classification of dreams that developed in the ancient world. He then moves on to demonstrate the literary dimensions of dreams in Greco-Roman literature. This exploration of the literary representation of dreams is nuanced by considering the literary form of dreams, dreams in the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition, the inventiveness of literary dreams, and the literary function of dreams. The dreams in the Gospel of Matthew are then analyzed in this social and literary context. It is demonstrated that Matthew's use of dreams as a literary convention corresponds to the script of dreams in other Greco-Roman narratives. This correspondence includes the form of the Matthean dreams, dreams as a motif of the birth topos (1:18b-25), the association of dreams and prophecy (1:22-23; 2:15, 23), the use of the double-dream report (2:12 and 2:13-15), and dreams as an ominous sign in relation to an individual's death (27:19). An appendix considers the Matthean transfiguration as a dream-vision report. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Matthew -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Matthew. |
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Bible. Matthew. |
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Matthäusevangelium. |
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Dreams in the Bible.
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Dreams in the Bible. |
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Dreams -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Dreams -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dodson, Derek S. Reading dreams. London ; New York, NY : T & T Clark, ©2009 9780567577702 (DLC) 2010280214 (OCoLC)277204328 |
| ISBN |
9780567153203 (electronic book) |
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0567153207 (electronic book) |
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9780567577702 |
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0567577708 |
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