Motif
Animal-coded peoples in visionary history
animal_coded_peoples_in_visionary_history
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
jewish pseudepigrapha
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The Book of Enoch WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE / REV. W. O. E. OESTERLEY, D.D. / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTERS; lines 705-784 confidence: high
The Dream-Visions consist of two visions: the first concerns Deluge judgment because of sin traced to fallen angels and ends with praise and prayer; the second outlines world history to the Messianic Kingdom, using bulls for patriarchs, sheep for faithful Israel, and wild beasts and birds of prey for Gentiles.
The passage states that symbolic language is used: patriarchs are bulls, faithful Israelites are sheep, and Gentiles are wild beasts and birds of prey.
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