The formation of Genesis 1-11 : biblical and other precursors / David M. Carr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, David McLain, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis, I-XI--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Bible. Genesis, I-XI.

Criticism, Textual.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

293 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"There is general agreement that study of the formation of the Pentateuch is currently in disarray. This book turns to the Genesis Primeval History, Genesis 1-11, to offer models for the formation of Pentateuchal texts that might have traction within this fractious context. Building on two centuries of historical study of Genesis 1-11, this book provides new support for the older theory that the bulk of Genesis 1-11 was created out of a combination of two originally separate source strata: a Priestly source and an earlier non-Priestly source that was used to supplement the Priestly framework. Though this overall approach contradicts some recent attempts to replace such source models with theories of post-Priestly scribal expansion, Carr does find evidence of multiple layers of scribal revision in the non-P and P sources: from the expansion of an early independent non-Priestly primeval history with a flood narrative and related materials through to a limited set of identifiable layers of Priestly material that culminate in the P-like redaction of the whole. Finally, the book synthesizes prior scholarship to show how both the P and non-Priestly strata of Genesis also emerged out of a complex interaction by Judean scribes with non-biblical literary traditions, particularly with Mesopotamian textual traditions about primeval origins"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Precursors to the Priestly Creation Account (Gen 1:1-2:3) p. 7

2 Precursors to the Eden Narrative (Gen 2:4b-3:24) p. 30

3 The Formation of Narratives about Adam and Eve's Descendants (Genesis 4) p. 66

4 The Book of the Toledot (Descendants) of Adam (Genesis 5; 11:10-26 and Related Texts) p. 83

5 The First Noah and the Sons of God and Daughters of Humanity (Gen 5:29; 6:1-4; 9:18-27) p. 115

6 Precursors to the Flood Narrative (Gen 6:5-9:17) p. 141

7 Aftermath to the Flood: Layers in the Coverage of Noah's Descendants in Gen 9:18-11:9 p. 178

8 The Non-P Primeval History: Layers and Dating p. 223

9 The Priestly Primeval History and Conflation of P and Non-P: Layers and Dating p. 250.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Carr, David M., The formation of genesis 1-11

ISBN:

9780190062545

0190062541

OCLC:

1117314227

Publisher Number:

99984757357