I Lifted My Eyes and Saw'

Dr Elizabeth R. Hayes is Affiliate Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, USA. She has written on Jeremiah and Ezekiel, with special interest in reception history and in cognitive linguistics as a hermeneutical strategy.Dr Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. She has written widely on the prophetic literature, including two full-length monographs, on aspects of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah.

• IntroductionTable of ContentsList of AbbreviationsList of Contributors1. Assessing the Prophetic Vision and Dream Texts for Insights into Religious ExperienceRodney A. Werline, Barton College, USA2. The Polyvalence of Zechariah’s Vision ReportLena-Sofia Tiemeyer, University of Aberdeen, UK3.The Dreams in the Joseph Narrative and Their Impact in Biblical LiteratureCamilla von Heijne, Ersta University College, Sweden4. Vision Beyond the Visions in JeremiahPamela Scalise, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA5. The Role of Visionary Experiences for Establishing Prophetic Authority in Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel: Same,Similar, Different?Elizabeth R. Hayes,, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA6. Envisioning Restoration:Innovations in Ezekiel 40–48Michael A. Lyons, Simpson University, USA7. Vision and Curse Aversion inthe Book of AmosJason Radine, Moravian College, USA8. Writing the Vision: Zechariah within the Visionary Traditions of the Hebrew BibleMark M. Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Canada9. The Eschatology of Zechariah’s Night VisionsAnthony R. Petterson, Morling College, Australia10. Interpreting Zechariah’s Visions: Redaction Critical Considerations on the Night Vision Cycle (Zech 1.7–6.8) and its Earliest ReadersMartin Hallaschka, University of Hamburg, Germany11. The Interrelationship between Vision and Oracle in Zechariah 1–6Michael R. Stead, Moore Theological College, Australia12. Visions of Locusts:The Composition of Revelations 9:7-11Sheree Lear, University of St Andrews, UK13. More than a Source? The Impact of Isaiah 6 on the Formation of the Book of IsaiahThomas Wagner, Bergische Universität, Germany14. Resurrection as Reward for the Righteous: The Vision of the Dry Bones in Pseudo-Ezekiel as External Continuation of the Biblical Vision in Ezekiel 37.1-14AnjaKlein, University of Edinburgh, UK15. ‘To do the Will of their Master’: Re-envisioning the merkaba in Targum Jonathan of EzekielWilliam A. Tooman, University of St Andrews, UKBibliographyIndex

This collection of essays on dream and vision reports is a welcome addition to the relatively scarce scholarship focusing on the topic ... I am confident that the reader will find his/her own favourites in this valuable volume.