L/V 10+ Tip of the Day #227 Context Menu: Labels: Dream and Vision

MJ. Smith

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This tip is inspired by the forum post: L/V 10+ Tip of the Day #226 Context Menu:Labels: Oath and Vow - Logos Forums

Dreams and visions are another pair of labels similar to oaths and vows. The defined attributes are:

Visions

Every instance of dreams and visions in the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha are annotated in the All the Dreams and Visions in the Bible Dataset.

• description:... — A brief summary of what was seen in the dream or vision.
• event:... — A brief summary of what happened leading up to the dream or vision.
• eventContext — Important information about the event that provides the immediate context for the vision or dream is recorded here.
• interpretation:... — The meaning of the dream or vision as explained by an interpreter or the seer.
• interpreter:... — Someone who explains what the dream or vision means.
• location:... — The location of the seer at the time of the dream or vision.
• message:... — A verbal or written communication within the dream or vision relaying important information or a directive to the seer.
• outcome:... — Events or information related to whether any action was taken in response to what was seen or directed.
• participantSeen:... — Person that appears in the dream or vision.
• seer:... — The person who experiences the dream or vision.
• setting:... — The location seen in the dream or vision, which is often different from the location of the seer at the time of the dream or vision.
• thingSeen:... — Thing that appears in the dream or vision.
• time:... — The time of day during which the dream or vision occurs.
• title:... — Title assigned to the dream or vision.
• type:... — The occurrence is identified as a dream or a vision. In a few cases, the occurrence is classified as both a dream and vision based on the description given in the textual reference.

For example:

• vision:* INTERSECTS (afraid OR fear) — Finds all visions that also contain the words "afraid" or "fear."

Again, this is a label not represented by a facet in the Bible Browser. Again, the documentation gives a narrative description of the attributes and provides a list of related Bible Knowledge elements. The documentation is Parks, Jessica. All the Dreams and Visions in the Bible. Faithlife Biblical and Theological Lists. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2021.

The context menu and search are as expected. This is a good example of how long the search argument for a specific vision can be: "vision:(description:"The word of God came to Abraham in a vision." AND event:event:"God makes a covenant with Abram" AND eventContext:"Abraham and Sarah had no children." AND message:"God told Abraham not to be afraid and promised him a son, descendants, and land. God then instructed him to bring sacrifices." AND outcome:"Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Sarah eventually gave birth to Isaac." AND participantSeen:person:God AND seer:person:Abraham AND thingSeen:thing:Dove AND thingSeen:thing:Ox AND thingSeen:thing:Sheep AND thingSeen:thing:Star AND title:topic:"Abraham Sees a Vision of God" AND type:topic:Vision)" Remember that only sufficient attributes to uniquely identify the vision are required. You can find similar visions by listing only the attributes you want to match e.g. all the visions of Abraham.

Note that hover over the label in the Context Menu produces a tooltip that lists the attributes.

Also note that many of the labels are represented by records in Factbook: