2. Lying Dream and True Portent

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: The Visions of Cornelius and Peter and Iliad 2
6. 1. Cornelius and Peter 19
7. 2. Lying Dream and True Portent 23
8. 3. More Dreams and Portents 29
9. 4. The Visions of Cornelius and Peter 44
10. 5. Local Legend or Homeric Imitation? 56
11. Part Two: Paul’s Farewell at Miletus and Iliad 6
12. 6. Hector’s Farewell to Andromache 69
13. 7. Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 74
14. 8. Jewish Testament or Homeric Imitation? 93
15. Part Three: The Selection of Matthias and Iliad 7
16. 9. The Selection of Ajax to Face Hector 105
17. 10. The Selection of Matthias to Replace Judas 107
18. 11. Jerusalem Legend or Homeric Imitation? 113
19. Part Four: Peter’s Escape from Prison and Iliad 24
20. 12. Priam’s Escape from Achilles and Its Imitators 123
21. 13. Alexander’s Escape from Darius 131
22. 14. Peter’s Escape from Herod 137
23. 15. Hellenistic Legend or Homeric Imitation? 141
24. Conclusion 146
25. Appendix. Greek and Latin Parallels 153
26. Abbreviations 167
27. Notes 171
28. Bibliography 209
29. Index 221