Details

Subject(s)

• Sleep—Biblical teaching [Browse]
• Bible O.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc [Browse]

Series

• Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 38. [More in this series]
• Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 38 [More in this series]

Summary note

An original and absorbing monograph blending researches in several fields: semantics, archaeology, comparative ancient literature, symbolics and the social and religious dimensions of sleep as a concept. Many familiar texts are illuminated by this integrative approach.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based upon print version of record.

Language note

English

Contents

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 LEXICAL STUDIES; Chapter 3 CULTURAL PATTERNS; Chapter 4 ISRAELITE UNDERSTANDINGS OF SLEEP; Chapter 5 SLEEP AND THE DIVINE; Chapter 6 DIVINE SLEEP; Chapter 7 CONCLUSION; Appendix A: Concordance by fields; Appendix B: Sleep field collocations; Appendix C: Other field collocations; Notes; Works Cited; Index of Old Testament References; Index of Authors

Other title(s)

Sleep, divine and human, in the Old Testament

ISBN

• 1-281-84142-0
• 9786611841423
• 0-567-42727-7

OCLC

• 631849379
• 893334382

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