Zechariah and His Visions: An Exegetical Study of Zechariah’s Vision Report

by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Publisher:

Bloomsbury

, 2015

Overview

Did Zechariah really see visions? This question cannot be definitely answered, so the idea must remain a hypothesis. Here, Tiemeyer shows that this hypothesis is nonetheless reasonable and instrumental in shedding light on matters in Zechariah’s vision report that are otherwise unclear. Tracking through each verse of the text, the key exegetical problems are covered, including the topics of the distinction between visions and dreams, dream classification, conflicting sources of evidence for dream experiences, and rhetorical imagery as opposed to dream experience. Further attention is focused on the transmission of the divine message to Zechariah, with the key question raised of whether a visual or oral impression is described. Tiemeyer’s study further demonstrates that Zech 1–6 depicts a three-tier reality. This description seeks to convey the seer’s visionary experience to his readers. In a trance state, Zechariah communicates with the Interpreting Angel, while also receiving glimpses of a deeper reality known as the ‘visionary world.’

Product Details

• Title: Zechariah and His Visions: An Exegetical Study of Zechariah’s Vision Report
• Author: Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
• Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Volume: 605
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 305
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Zechariah 1-6 › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Visions in the Bible; Eschatology; Bible. O.T. Zechariah 1-6:8 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780567669179, 9780567658555, 9780567658548, 0567658554, 0567658546, 0567669173
• Resource ID: LLS:ZCHRHHSVSNS
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-20T00:11:01Z

About Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

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.