Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>]

Dear Armando,
One of the problems with Doukhan's work, as well as several other studies of
Gen. 1 -11, is that they ignore Genesis as a creative whole.  Gen 1 may be
studied individually from a form-critical point of view, as may Gen 2, the
flood story, the tower of Babel, etc. The history/stages of the text may
also be investigated.  But  when we begin to compare  Gen 1 to Gen 2 in
their present form,  then we must consider the composition of the entire
book of Genesis.  Gen 1-2 does not exist as a literary work apart from the
rest of Genesis.
Lee R. Martin


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Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 9:39 AM
Subject: RE: tohu vabohu (was: Re: new subscriber)


> Hi,
>
> Just a quick word to share with you what I learned from my Hebrew teacher
> (Dr. Jacques Doukhan, currently teaching at the USA), who had his ThD with
a
> dissertation on Genesis and the creation accounts.
>
> To him, both accounts of the creation (Gen. 1 and 2) were parallels (I
> haven't got enough time to explain this and I haven't got enough knowledge
> to defend this) and tohu vanobu was in parallel with the expression in Gen
> 2:5 where it says there was nothing on earth.
>
> Dr. Doukhan's ThD dissertation was published (I don't think his PhD
> dissertation in France was published) and is available. I already found
the
> publisher and have the address at home, should anyone want to request info
> on this book. I also have the email address of Dr. Doukhan and will be
more
> than happy to forward any question to him.
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
> Armando
>
>
>
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