TY - JOUR AU - Schwartz, Sarah PY - 2016/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Narrative Toledot Formulae in Genesis: The Case of Heaven and Earth, Noah, and Isaac JF - The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures JA - JHS VL - 16 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.5508/jhs.2016.v16.a8 UR - https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29359 SP - AB - <p>This paper reexamines the literary function of the narrative&nbsp;<em>toledot</em>&nbsp;formulae in Genesis, claiming that the formula thrice (Gen 2:4; 6:9; 25:19) introduces a passage about the specified father rather than one solely about his sons. This finding is based on a philological analysis of the word&nbsp;<em>toledot</em>&nbsp;and the formula's unique literary design in these three instances. This reading illuminates the inner tension between renewal and continuity in the Flood narrative; leads to the exposure of a unit about Isaac within the patriarchal cycles; and offers a new understanding of chapter 1's exclusion from the&nbsp;<em>toledot</em>&nbsp;framework.</p> ER -