Keywords
Biblical days
יוֹ×
creation
infinitivus constructus
Gen. 1:1
Gen. 2:4b
יוֹ×
creation
infinitivus constructus
Gen. 1:1
Gen. 2:4b
How to Cite
Siegbert Riecker, & Hendrik Koorevaar. (2020). Die Bedeutung des Ausdrucks „am Tag …“ in Genesis 2,4 im Rahmen des Pentateuch. Old Testament Essays, 33(1), 80–106. Retrieved from https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/326
Abstract
The interpretation of bəjôm in Gen 2:4 as “when” in the sense of an unspecific period of time has often been used as an argument to defend an allegorical or figurative interpretation of the days of creation. A comparison with parallel grammatical constructions throughout the Pentateuch casts severe doubts on that idea, which are confirmed by a closer exegetical analysis of bəjôm in Gen 2:4b in its individual literary contexts (Gen 2:4a, 1:1, 2:5-3:24, especially the parallel narrative sequence following 5:1-2). Without “Systemzwang,” all arguments point to the natural understanding of bəjôm in Gen 2:4 as “in the day,” referring to a specific day, the first day of creation.
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