Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 90 No. 1, 2020.
Original scientific paper
»If You Do Good, You Radiate Serenity« (Gen 4:7a) Textual Difficulties and The Theological Message of The Book of Genesis 4:7
Anto Popović
orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-2367
; Franciscan Theology - Institution of Higher Education of Franciscan Province Bosna Srebrna, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The focus of this article is on an analysis of problematic Hebrew words and expressions in Gen 4:7. It is important to integrate these problematic expressions into a wider whole, which is why immediately after the Introduction the author presents transcription and interlinear translation of not only verse seven but also verse six (4:6-7), since they form together a whole. After that, God’s question and warning in 4:6-7 are put in the immediate context of the narrative that leads to fratricide (4:1-8). This is followed by an analysis of six unclear points in Gen 4:7 winding up with one simplified and one complex interpretation of these unclear points in Gen 4:7. The article ends with the conclusion about the theological message of Gen 4:7.
Keywords
to do good– heṭib; to lift up (one’s face) – sǝʾet/; predator – robeṣ; his longing– tǝšuqato; rule over him - timšol‑bo.
Hrčak ID:
238357
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Publication date:
28.5.2020.
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