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5:1–32: The Genealogical Line from Adam to Noah and his Sons

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Diachronic Prologue

      Part One: P and Non-P in Gen 5 (and Relations to non-P in Gen 4)

      Part Two: A Priestly Toledot Book Standing Behind (most of) Gen 5

      Part Three: Links of the Toledot Book to (a Late Iteration of) the Sumerian King List Tradition

      Part Four: Scribal Adaptations of the Chronological System

      Conclusion to the Diachronic Prologue

      Synchronic Analysis

      Overview

      Commentary

      Synthesis

      Genesis 6:1–4: The Marriages of Sons of God with Human Daughters and Their Effects

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Diachronic Prologue

      Genesis 6:1–4 as a Part of the Pre-P Primeval History

      Traditional Precursors to Gen 6:1–4

      Conclusion to the Diachronic Prologue

      Synchronic Analysis

      Overview

      Commentary

      Conclusion to the Synchronic Analysis

      Synthesis

      Genesis 6:5–9:17; 9:28–29: Noah and the Flood

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Diachronic Prologue

      Preliminary Source Analysis of Gen 6:5–9:17

      Non-Biblical Precursors to the Noah and Flood Story

      Synchronic Analysis

      Commentary on the Non-Priestly Story of the Flood and Noah

      Diachronic Conclusions on the Non-P Synchronic Level of the Flood Narrative

      Commentary on the Priestly Story of Noah and the Flood

      Diachronic Conclusions on the Priestly Synchronic Level of the Flood Narrative

      Comments on the Present Combined P/non-P Noah-Flood Story

      Synthesis

      Genesis 9:18–29: The Conclusion of the Noah Account—Noah and His Sons

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Diachronic Prologue

      Genesis 9:18–27 as Pre-Priestly

      Ancient Near Eastern Precursors

      Literary Stratification: The Addition of Ham (Gen 9:18, 22) and the Spread of Noah’s Family (Gen 9:19)

      Synchronic Analysis

      Commentary

      Concluding Overview of the Non-P Narrative of Noah and his Sons

      Synthesis

      Genesis 10:1–32: Post-Flood Peoples Descending from Noah’s Sons

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Introduction and Diachronic Prologue

      Synchronic Analysis

      Commentary on Pre-P Elements Embedded in Gen 10

      Genesis 10:8(b)–12: A Non-Priestly Etiology of Mesopotamian cities and Kingship associated with Nimrod

      Genesis 10:15 and 21: An Early Sequel to the Story of Noah and His Sons

      Genesis 10:13–14: Egypt’s Fathering of Peoples

      Genesis 10:16–19: An Expansion of the Report of Canaan’s Fathering

      Conclusions on the Non-P Overview of Noah’s Offspring

      Commentary on the P/Verbless Framework of Gen 10

      Conclusions on P’s Treatment of the Descendants of Noah’s Sons

      Comments on the Present (Conflated P/non-P) Overview of Noah’s Post-Flood Descendants

      Synthesis

      Genesis 11:1–9: Divine Prevention of Human Collective Power through Linguistic Confusion and the Scattering of Humans

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Introduction and Diachronic Prologue

      Synchronic Analysis

      Overview

      Commentary

      Conclusion to the Synchronic Reading of the Present Text

      Diachronic Analysis

      Proposed Literary Strata Inside Gen 11:1–9

      Non-Biblical Precursors to Gen 11:1–9

      Genesis 11:1–9 as part of the Pre-Priestly Primeval History

      Synthesis

      Genesis 11:10–26: The Genealogical Line from Shem to Abraham

      Notes on Text and Translation

      Diachronic Prologue

      Synchronic Analysis

      Synthesis

      Selective Bibliography

      Indexes

      Index of Hebrew Words

      Index of Key Words

      Index of Biblical Citations

      Genesis

      Exodus

      Leviticus

      Numbers

      Deuteronomy

      Judges

      Ruth

      2 Samuel

      1 Kings

      1 Chronicles

      4 Maccabees

      Job

      Psalms

      Wisdom

      Sirach

      Isaiah

      Ezekiel

      Amos

      Micah

      Romans

      1 Corinthians

      1 Timothy

      Hebrews

      1 John

      Revelation

      Index of Other Ancient Literature

      Plan of volumes

      Editors’ Foreword

      The International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament (IECOT) offers a multi-perspectival interpretation of the books of the Old Testament to a broad, international audience of scholars, laypeople and pastors. Biblical commentaries too often reflect the fragmented character of contemporary biblical scholarship, where different geographical or methodological sub-groups of scholars pursue specific methodologies and/or theories with little engagement of alternative approaches. This series, published in English and German editions, brings together editors and authors from North America, Europe, and Israel with multiple exegetical perspectives.

      From the outset the goal has been to publish a series that was “international, ecumenical and contemporary.” The international character is reflected in the composition of an editorial board with members from six countries and commentators representing a yet broader diversity of scholarly contexts.

      The ecumenical dimension is reflected in at least two ways. First, both the editorial board and the list of authors includes scholars with a variety

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