Online Journal Article: "ANDREW E. STEINMANN’S SEARCH FOR CHRONOLOGICAL GAPS IN GENESIS 5 AND 11: A REJOINDER" JETS 61.1 (2018): 39–45

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JETS 61.1 (2018): 39–45
ANDREW E. STEINMANN’S SEARCH FOR
CHRONOLOGICAL GAPS IN GENESIS 5 AND 11:
A REJOINDER
by JEREMY SEXTON
Abstract: Steinmann needed to show that the chronogenealogical formula throughout Genesis 5 and 11 (“When A had lived X years, he brought forth [יּוֹלד ֶ ו [ַB”) indicates not when B was born but rather when A performed the causing action that initiated the process that culminated in B’s birth. His reply, however, does not even attempt to establish this bedrock premise; he continues to treat it as self-evident. My rejoinder demonstrates that Steinmann has not successfully defended the semantics of causation that underlies his unique case for chronological gaps.
Key words: Genesis 5 and 11, chronogenealogical formula, hiphil of ילד ,causative, temporal qualifier