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John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53060 John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 Steyn, Gert caelum100@gmail.com Kim, Jaesoon UCTD Eschatology The Ladder of Jacob Revelation Pseudepigraphon Angel Open heaven Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The motif of Jacob s vision in John 1:51 is used to prove that Jesus was the apocalyptic Son of Man who fulfilled the promise that was given to Jacob through his dream in Genesis 28:12. This dream was different from Joseph s (Gn 37:9) or Abimelech s (Gn 20:8). From the gate of heaven that Jacob mentioned after the dream, it is possible to interpret the vision of Jacob eschatologically. In Ezekiel s vision (Ezk 1:1) and Daniel s vision (Dn 7:13), there are eschatological approaches about the open heaven and the one that comes from heaven. Therefore the vision of Jacob through the dream in Bethel was interpreted eschatologically by later traditions. The interpretation of the Rabbinic tradition about Jacob s dream has an eschatological perspective. For example: the author of Jacob s Ladder, the first century CE Pseudepigraphon, interpreted it as an eschatological vision according to their interpretation of the archangel in Genesis 5-7. The Rabbi in Genesis Rabba also interpreted it as a celestial icon as it is perceived in mysticism. Jacob s dream is mentioned in the Testament of Levi, and the dream of Levi is added to it. The dream of Levi is an extension of Jacob s dream. Levi was invited to heaven by the angel to receive the priesthood. It is a celestial interpretation of Jacob s vision. In the tradition of the intertestamental period, the Son of Man was understood as an eschatological figure. tm2016 mi2025 New Testament Studies PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2016-06-10T07:36:16Z 2016-06-10T07:36:16Z 2016-04-14 2015 Thesis Kim, J 2015, John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53060> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53060 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Eschatology The Ladder of Jacob Revelation Pseudepigraphon Angel Open heaven Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 |
| title | John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 |
| title_full | John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 |
| title_fullStr | John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 |
| title_full_unstemmed | John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 |
| title_short | John 1:51 and the motif of Jacob's ladder in Genesis 28:12 |
| title_sort | john 1 51 and the motif of jacob s ladder in genesis 28 12 |
| topic | UCTD Eschatology The Ladder of Jacob Revelation Pseudepigraphon Angel Open heaven Theology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Theology theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53060 |