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Zechariah and his visions : an exegetical study of Zechariah's vision report / [print] Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer. - London ; New York : Bloomsbury T and T Clark, [(c)2015. - xvii, 305 pages ; 24 cm. - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 605 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 605. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .



Preliminary matters: 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the study 3. The inherent polyvalence of vision reports: Hebrew Bible scholarship, Conclusion. Chapter 1: Dreams and visions in the Hebrew Bible 1. Introduction 2. Survey of the Biblical evidence 3. Dreams and visions - two distinct yet related phenomena 4. Did Zechariah see a vision or a dream? ; 5. Conclusion. Chapter 2: Dreams and visions in ancient Near Eastern texts 1. Introduction 2. Lexemes covering visual experiences 3. Classification of dreams 4. The evidence from the Mari letters: ArkansasM X 10, ArkansasM X 50 5. The evidence from the Neo-Assyrian texts 6. The evidence from the Ugaritic material 7. The evidence from the Deir 'Alla inscription 8. Evaluation. Chapter 3: Visions and cultures 1. Introduction: We see what we expect to see 2. Visions in early Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic literature 3. Conclusion. Chapter 4: The structure of Zechariah's vision report 1. Introduction 2. Zechariah's first vision account 3. Zechariah's second vision account 4. Zechariah's third vision account 5. Zechariah's fourth vision account 6. Zechariah's fifth vision account 7. Zechariah's sixth vision account 8. Zechariah's seventh vision account 9. Zechariah's eighth vision account 10. Conclusion. Chapter 5: The account of Zechariah's first vision 1. The interplay between image and speech 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 1:8-11 3. Conclusion. Chapter 6: The account of Zechariah's second vision ; 1. The interplay between image and speech 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 2:1-4 3. Conclusion. Chapter 7: The account of Zechariah's third vision ; 1. The interplay between image and speech 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 2:5-9 3. Conclusion. Chapter 8: The account of Zechariah's forth vision ; 1. The unique character of Zechariah 3 2. The interplay between image and speech 3. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 3:1-10 4. Conclusion. Chapter 9: The account of Zechariah's fifth vision ; 1. The interplay between image and speech 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 4:1-14 3. The Oracle in Zechariah 4:6-7 4. The Oracle in Zechariah 4:8-10 5. Conclusion. Chapter 10: The account of Zechariah's sixth vision ; 1. The interplay between image and speech 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 5:1-4 3. Conclusion. Chapter 11: The account of Zechariah's seventh vision ; 1. The unique character of Zechariah 5:5-11: Similarities to other vision accounts, Gradual growth of the text 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 5:5-11 3. Conclusion: Social justice, Idolatry, evaluation, exegetical details. Chapter 12: The account of Zechariah's eighth vision ; 1. The interplay between image and speech 2. Exegetical issues - Zechariah 6:1-8 3. Conclusion.



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Bible.--Zechariah, I-VI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


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