Discourse Analysis and the Interpretation of Gen 2 : 4 - 7
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The interpretation of Gen 2:4-7 is a traditional hard place for Biblical studies. These verses are often cited as proof of discord between the creation narratives of Genesis 1 and 2, and hence as evidence of disparate sources of the originals. In response, many have sought to harmonize the two pericopes, but with widely differing conclusions. The purpose of this essay is to employ the tools of discourse grammar to see if they can shed light on this passage. We begin by giving the Hebrew of Gen 2:4-8, with the RSV for a sample English version. Our grammatical discussion will lead to an interpretation that we can express by modifying the RSV
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تاریخ انتشار 2004