There Is a God in Heaven Who Reveals Mysteries: Failed Divination and Divine Revelation in Daniel 2 and Genesis 41

This article examines accounts of dream interpretation in the Joseph story and the court tales of Daniel as theological critiques of divinatory methods that relied upon the skill and knowledge of the diviner, such as the various forms of deductive divination practiced in the royal courts of the anci...

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Auteur principal: Melvin, David P. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2019
Dans: Bulletin for biblical research
Année: 2019, Volume: 29, Numéro: 2, Pages: 139-153
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