By Matthew A. Thomas
Using a mix of form-critical and linguistic tools, the writer seeks to appreciate the position of the toledot formulation, frequently translated "These are the generations of Name," in shaping the ebook of Genesis and the Pentateuch as an entire. An exam of the formulation uncovers that it features basically as a heading to significant sections of textual content and attracts the readers' awareness to target an ever narrower diversity of characters.
By ranging from the point of view of the outside constitution of the textual content and addressing questions that research increases, the research is ready to discover and get to the bottom of a few tensions in the textual content, in addition to offer insights right into a variety of different questions surrounding the toledot headings and the association of the constitution of the Pentateuch.
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To do this, it will lay out the distinctive features of the formula itself: syntactically, semantically, and functionally. The formula functions as a heading and to drive the narrative through introducing the generations of humanity in succession, drawing the reader’s focus to each character in turn, narrowing the focus of the story. Next, we will look at variations in the wording of these formulae in order to discern levels within that outline. Chapter 2, “Variations in the Syntax of the toledot Formula,” draws out the differences among the occurrences of the toledot formula.
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Introduction 15 the field of linguistics, allowing us to draw on the most recent insights into how language is shaped to provide meaning. As we outline the basic shape and functions of the formula in Chapter 1, insights from linguistics will prove helpful in clarifying the ways in which various types of language function in context. Linguistics will help us to see that the toledot formula should be thought of as a heading for the material that follows. Syntactical examination will help us to refine what we can say about the toledot formula, especially by looking at variations in the wording of the different occurrences (more on that in Chapter 2).