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Different Dreams: Two Models of Interpretation for Three Pairs of Dreams (Genesis 37–50)
Abstract
It is generally agreed that the motif of dream-pairs is one of the unifying elements of the Joseph narrative. Each scene in question features not one dream but two. Different theories have been proposed regarding the contribution of these dream-pairs to the narrative, and regarding the relationship between the dreams of each pair. Joseph interprets the Pharaoh’s two dreams as “one and the same,” but he presents a different interpretation for each of the ministers’ dreams. The narrative does not explicitly indicate whether Joseph’s own dreams share a meaning or have separate meanings; indeed, there are different scholarly approaches to this question. This article proposes that the relationship between Joseph’s dreams is a fundamental question in the narrative, and the two models presented later in the story are two possible interpretations between which Joseph himself has the power to choose.
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- Authors
- Grossman, J.
- Corresponding author
- Jonathan Grossman
- ORCID
- Jonathan Grossman
- Venue
- Journal of Biblical Literature
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 717
- ISSN
- 0021-9231 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2565835723
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Biblical Literature (publishedVersion)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Keywords
- Joseph narrative, Genesis 37-50, dream interpretation, Joseph's dream, narrative unity, Hebrew Bible narrative
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