A Letter That Has Not Been Read

Shaul Bar is Associate Professor of Bible in the Bornblum Judaic Studies Program at the University of Memphis.

Acknowledgments

ix

Abbreviations

x

Introduction

1

(8)

The Prophetic Dream

9

(35)

The Etymology of

10

(3)

The Theophany

13

(4)

The Content of the Dream

17

(18)

Reaction to the Prophetic Dream

35

(9)

Symbolic Dreams

44

(34)

Joseph's Dreams

45

(4)

The Dreams of the Butler and the Baker

49

(5)

Pharaoh's Dreams

54

(6)

Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams

60

(10)

Reaction to the Symbolic Dream

70

(8)

The Interpretation of Dreams

78

(30)

The Etymologies of the Verbs

79

(2)

Ancient Terms for Dream Interpreters

81

(6)

Terms for Dream Interpreters in the Book of Daniel

87

(6)

Dreambooks

93

(7)

Dream Interpreters in Israel

100

(1)

Dream Interpretation in the Talmud

101

(7)

Perceptions of Dreams in the Prophetic and Wisdom Literature

108

(35)

Dreams as False Prophecy

Jeremiah 23:25--32

109

(4)

Jeremiah 27:9--10

113

(2)

Jeremiah 29:8--9

115

(2)

Zechariah 10:2

117

(3)

Deuteronomy 13:2--6

120

(4)

Dreams as Fleeting Experiences

Isaiah 29:7--8

124

(2)

Job 20:8

126

(1)

Ecclesiastes 5:2, 6

127

(2)

Psalm 73:20

129

(1)

Psalm 126:1

130

(2)

Dreams as Channels of Communication

Joel 3:1

132

(2)

Job 4:12--16

134

(3)

Job 7:13--14

137

(1)

Job 33:14--16

138

(5)

Visions

143

(40)

The Etymology of the Verb

144

(2)

The Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15)

146

(11)

The Balaam Pericope (Numbers 22--24)

157

(9)

Moses as a Unique Prophet (Numbers 12:6--8)

166

(3)

Jacob's Vision (Genesis 46:1--5)

169

(4)

God's Appearance to Samuel (1 Samuel 3)

173

(10)

The Intent of Dream Stories

183

(35)

Jacob's Dream at Bethel (Genesis 28:10--22)

183

(7)

The Dreams in the Joseph Stories (Genesis 37--50)

190

(9)

Solomon's Dream (1 Kings 3:3--15)

199

(6)

Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams (Daniel 2 and 4)

205

(13)

Conclusions

218

(5)

Appendix: The Incubation Dream

223

(10)

Bibliography

233

(20)

Index

253

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