Online Journal Article: "Toward A Purge Of The Battle Of The Sexes And 'Return' For The Original Meaning Of Genesis 3:16b" Jets 60/2 (2017): 227–45

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From the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS)
JETS 60/2 (2017): 227–45
"TOWARD A PURGE OF THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES
AND 'RETURN' FOR THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF
GENESIS 3:16B"
JANSON C. CONDREN
Abstract: Susan T. Foh argues the woman’s תשׁוקה in Gen 3:16 is not an affectionate
“desire for” her husband, as in almost all previous English translations, but rather a “desire
to contend with him for leadership.” This adversarial view has gained wide acceptance among
evangelicals, as can be seen by its appearance in the NLT and 2016 ESV. The present essay
contends the view is seriously misguided. Its reliance on Gen 4:7, a text with its own major difficulties, makes for an unreliable foundation. Furthermore, an examination of the history of
translation and interpretation of תשׁוקה in its three OT occurrences, as well as its use outside
the OT in the DSS, reveals both a complete lack of precedent for an adversarial reading as
well as considerable evidence that the original meaning was not “desire” but rather “return.”
Key words: Gen 3:16, Gen 4:7, Song of Songs 7:10, desire, woman, translation, curse,
marriage