Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: the "animal" vision of Acts 10:9-16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman perspective
Cover -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Purpose, Method and Approach -- 1.1.1 Aims -- 1.1.2 Literature Review -- 1.1.3 Presuppositions and Method -- 1.1.4 Possible Significance -- 1.2 Peter's Vision: Outline, Contexts and Controversies -- 1.2.1 S...
| Summary: | Cover -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Purpose, Method and Approach -- 1.1.1 Aims -- 1.1.2 Literature Review -- 1.1.3 Presuppositions and Method -- 1.1.4 Possible Significance -- 1.2 Peter's Vision: Outline, Contexts and Controversies -- 1.2.1 Structure and Sequence -- 1.2.2 Gentile Mission, Table-Fellowship and Conversion -- 1.2.3 Abolition and Alternatives -- 1.2.4 An Unusual Kind of "Revelation" -- 1.3 Redactional, Form-Critical and Literary Perspectives -- 1.3.1 Tradition and Redaction -- 1.3.2 Form Criticism -- 1.3.3 Narrative and Functional Readings -- 1.3.4 Conclusions -- 1.4 Intertextual Readings of Acts 10:1‒11:18 -- 1.4.1 Old Testament -- 1.4.2 New Testament -- 1.4.3 Graeco-Roman -- 1.4.4 Conclusions -- 1.5 Peter's Vision ‒ Fresh Observations and New Questions -- 1.5.1 Deixis -- 1.5.2 Form -- 1.5.3 Content -- 1.5.4 Interpretation -- 1.5.5 Genre -- 1.5.6 Conclusions -- 1.6 Summary and Plan of Investigation -- 1.7 A Note on the Appendices -- Chapter 2: Halakhic Intertexture of Peter's Vision -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Halakhic Background -- 2.2.1 Jewish Law in the First Century ‒ Problems of Definition -- 2.2.2 Explicit and Implicit Issues in Acts 10:1‒11:18 -- 2.2.3 The Biblical Laws -- 2.2.4 Halakhic Intensification and the Rhetoric of Separation -- 2.2.5 Association and Table-Fellowship in Theory and Practice -- 2.2.6 Luke's Portrayal of the Jerusalem Stance -- 2.2.7 Initial Questions for the Interpretation of the Dream -- 2.3 Peter's Vision in Halakhic Perspective -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 The Visual Scene -- 2.3.3 The Command -- 2.3.4 The Problem -- 2.3.5 The Refusal: μηδαμῶς, κύριε ... -- 2.3.6 The Riposte ‒ ἃ ὁ ϴεὸς ἐκαϴάρισευ -- 2.3.7 The Repeats and the Closure of the Vision -- 2.3.8 The Dialogue as Halakhic Discourse -- 2.3.9 Peter's Vision in Halakhic Perspective ‒ Summary. 2.4 Conclusions and Further Questions -- Chapter 3: Dreams and Visions Form and Interpretation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Orientation -- 3.1.2 Organisation and Use of Appendix -- 3.2 Phenomena, Definitions and Terminology -- 3.2.1 Contexts and Definitions -- 3.2.2 Terminology -- 3.3 The Form-Critical Categories of Oppenheim -- 3.3.1 Outer Form/Frame -- 3.3.2 Message Dreams -- 3.3.3 Symbolic Dreams -- 3.3.4 Variations and Developments -- 3.3.5 Critique -- 3.4 Survey of Dreams and Visions -- 3.4.1 ANE and Hebrew Bible -- 3.4.2 Ancient and Classical Greek Tradition -- 3.4.3 Popular, Therapeutic and Personal Dream Accounts -- 3.4.4 Hellenistic and Roman Historiography -- 3.4.5 Hellenistic and Roman Biography -- 3.4.6 Hellenistic and Roman Epic and Fiction -- 3.4.7 Apocrypha, Josephus, Gospels and Acts -- 3.5 Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Natural and Anxiety Dreams -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Natural Dreaming -- 4.2.1 Seeing and Memory -- 4.2.2 Body and Health -- 4.2.3 Food and Drink -- 4.2.4 Circumstances and Desires -- 4.2.5 Morality and Character -- 4.2.6 Natural Prescience and Dream Cognition -- 4.2.7 Natural Dreaming in Literary Settings -- 4.3 Overtones of Natural Dreaming in Peter's Vision -- 4.4 Anxiety Dreams and Nightmares -- 4.4.1 Introduction and Problems of Definition -- 4.4.2 Treatment in Dream Theory and Literary Representation -- 4.4.3 Forms and Motifs -- 4.4.4 Bad Dreams and the Principle of Opposites -- 4.5 Anxiety and Nightmare Motifs in Peter's Vision -- 4.5.1 Transgression and Paradox -- 4.5.2 Prescience and Anxiety -- 4.5.3 Demons and Desires -- 4.5.4 Deception and Dissimulation -- 4.5.5 Conclusions -- 4.6 Two Traditional Objections -- 4.6.1 The "Divine" Voice -- 4.6.2 The Repeating Command and Rebuke -- 4.7 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Enigmatic Divine Speech in Dreams -- 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Definitions, Forms and Contexts -- 5.3 Approach to Analysis -- 5.4 Ancient Contexts of Enigmatic Speech -- 5.4.1 Oracular and Prophetic Contexts -- 5.4.2 Popular and Pedagogic Contexts -- 5.5 Ancient Debate about Enigmatic Divine Speech -- 5.5.1 Graeco-Roman Debate -- 5.5.2 Jewish and Early Christian Debate -- 5.6 Enigmatic Speech in Graeco-Roman Dreams -- 5.6.1 Popular, Therapeutic and Personal Dreams -- 5.6.2 Dreams in Literary Sources -- 5.7 Enigmatic Speech in Acts and in Peter's Vision -- 5.7.1 Introduction -- 5.7.2 Elsewhere in Acts -- 5.7.3 Peter's Vision in Acts 10 -- 5.8 Concluding Observations -- Chapter 6: Peter's Vision and Double Dreams -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.1.1 Orientation -- 6.1.2 Organisation and Use of Appendix -- 6.2 The Nature and Function of Double Dreams -- 6.2.1 Introduction -- 6.2.2 Variety and Function -- 6.3 Contrasts within Double Dreams -- 6.3.1 Form -- 6.3.2 Dream Figures -- 6.3.3 Complexity -- 6.3.4 Practicality -- 6.3.5 Transparency -- 6.3.6 Natural and Anxiety Motifs -- 6.3.7 Dreamer Disposition and Character -- 6.4 The Peter-Cornelius Story and Ancient Double Dreams -- 6.4.1 Summary of Findings -- 6.4.2 Apologetic Agendas -- 6.4.3 Conclusions -- Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions -- 7.1 Survey of Findings -- 7.2 Wider Significance -- 7.3 Suggestions for Further Research -- Appendix 1: Structure and Terminology -- 1.1 Outline of Passage -- 1.2 Dream and Vision Terminology -- 1.2.1 ANE and Hebrew Terminology -- 1.2.2 Greek Terminology -- 1.2.3 Latin Terminology -- 1.3 Further Lexical Notes ‒ ἔκστασις -- Appendix 2: Dreams, Classification and Notes -- 2.1 Organisation of Catalogue -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Form-critical Categories -- 2.1.3 Message/Visitation Dreams -- 2.1.4 Symbolic/Other Visual Dreams -- 2.1.5 Hybrid Forms -- 2.1.6 Limitations and Working Approach -- Ancient Near East and Biblical 2.2 ANE Dreams -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.2.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.2.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.2.2.3 Hybrid Forms -- 2.2.2.4 Brief Reports/Indeterminate Forms -- 2.2.3 Interpretation -- 2.2.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.2.4.1 Recipients -- 2.2.4.2 Structural Features -- 2.2.4.3 Content, Imagery, Function -- 2.3 Hebrew Bible -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.3.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.3.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.3.2.3 Hybrid Forms -- 2.3.2.4 Brief Reports/Indeterminate Forms -- 2.3.2.5 Poetic, Proverbial and Other Passing References -- 2.3.3 Interpretation -- 2.3.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.3.4.1 Theophanies and Appearances -- 2.3.4.2 Divine Speech and Prophetic Oracles -- 2.3.4.3 Episodes with Uncertain Relationship to Dreams and Visions -- 2.3.4.4 The Witch of Endor -- 2.3.4.5 Dreams in Job -- 2.3.4.6 Dreams in Song of Songs -- 2.3.4.7 Prophetic Symbolic Vision -- 2.3.4.8 Prophetic Symbolic Visions -- Ancient and Classical Greek Tradition -- 2.4 Homer -- 2.4.1 Introduction -- 2.4.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.4.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.4.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.4.2.3 Brief Reports/Indeterminate Forms -- 2.4.2.4 Poetic, Proverbial and Other Passing References -- 2.4.3 Interpretation -- 2.4.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.4.4.1 Theophanies -- 2.4.4.2 Divine Councils -- 2.4.4.3 Portents and Omens -- 2.4.4.4 Prior Emotional States -- 2.4.4.5 The Gates of Horn and Ivory -- 2.5 Greek Tragedy -- 2.5.1 Introduction -- 2.5.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.5.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.5.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.5.2.3 Brief Reports/Indeterminate Forms -- 2.5.2.4 Poetic, Proverbial and Other Passing References -- 2.5.3 Interpretation 2.5.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.5.4.1 Theophany in Drama -- 2.5.4.2 Natural Dreaming and Nightmares -- 2.5.4.3 Distrusting Dreams -- 2.6 Greek Comedy -- 2.6.1 Introduction -- 2.6.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.6.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.6.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.6.2.3 Hybrid forms -- 2.6.2.4 Poetic, Proverbial and Other Passing References -- 2.6.3 Interpretation -- 2.6.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.6.4.1Plutus' Visit to an Asclepion in Aristophanes -- 2.7 Herodotus -- 2.7.1 Introduction -- 2.7.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.7.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.7.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.7.2.3 Brief Reports/Indeterminate Forms -- 2.7.3 Interpretation -- 2.7.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.7.4.1 Divine Visitations -- 2.7.4.2 Prodigies, Omens and Portents -- 2.7.4.3 Oracles and Prophecies -- 2.7.4.4 Herodotus and the Supernatural -- Popular and Therapeutic Dreaming -- 2.8 Epidauros -- 2.8.1 Introduction -- 2.8.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.8.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.8.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.8.2.3 Hybrid Forms -- 2.8.3 Interpretation -- 2.8.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.8.4.1 Framing and Introductory Formulae -- 2.8.4.2 Visitation Dreams with Messages Only -- 2.8.4.3 Visitations with Therapeutic Actions Only -- 2.8.4.4 Therapeutic Visitations with Speech -- 2.8.4.5 The Nature of Therapeutic Actions -- 2.9 Other Asclepion Dreams -- 2.9.1 Introduction -- 2.9.2 Texts/Classification -- 2.9.2.1 Message/Visitation Forms -- 2.9.2.2 Symbolic/Other Visual Forms -- 2.9.2.3 Hybrid Forms -- 2.9.2.4 Brief Reports/Indeterminate Forms -- 2.9.3 Interpretation -- 2.9.4 Thematic Observations and Select Commentary -- 2.9.4.1 Text No. 1 (A serapeum scribe and his mother) -- 2.9.4.2 Text No. 6 (Domninus and Plutarch) 2.9.4.3 Text No. 7 (Marcus Julius Apellas) |
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