From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: Bill Rea <cctr114 AT cantva.canterbury.ac.nz>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Genesis 1:1
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:43:45 +0200
Have you looked at Gen. 2:4b, which parallels 1:1 in content and
syntactical structure? Rashi could have used it as another example for
his interpretation of 1:1 had he understood it as the incipit of the
second Creation narrative.
Sincerely,
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel