חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7

This note suggests that Gen 4,7 can be rendered comprehensible by the removal of the term ht't, understanding its appearance as an interpolative gloss, and the interpretation of the remaining rbts as the subject of a nominal clause. This eliminates the lack of agreement between the feminine sin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crouch, C.L.
Format: Article
Published: De Gruyter 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31506/
_version_ 1848794216391507968
author Crouch, C.L.
author_facet Crouch, C.L.
author_sort Crouch, C.L.
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
collection Online Access
description This note suggests that Gen 4,7 can be rendered comprehensible by the removal of the term ht't, understanding its appearance as an interpolative gloss, and the interpretation of the remaining rbts as the subject of a nominal clause. This eliminates the lack of agreement between the feminine singular ht't and the three masculine singulars which follow, and it allows an interpretation of the verse which sees Cain being offered the option of reversing the decision made by Eve when she ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T19:12:40Z
format Article
id nottingham-31506
institution University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-14T19:12:40Z
publishDate 2011
publisher De Gruyter
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling nottingham-315062020-05-04T20:23:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31506/ חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7 Crouch, C.L. This note suggests that Gen 4,7 can be rendered comprehensible by the removal of the term ht't, understanding its appearance as an interpolative gloss, and the interpretation of the remaining rbts as the subject of a nominal clause. This eliminates the lack of agreement between the feminine singular ht't and the three masculine singulars which follow, and it allows an interpretation of the verse which sees Cain being offered the option of reversing the decision made by Eve when she ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. De Gruyter 2011-01 Article PeerReviewed Crouch, C.L. (2011) חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7. Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 123 (2). pp. 250-258. ISSN 1613-0103 Book of Genesis Genesis 1-11 http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/zatw.2011.123.issue-2/zaw.2011.016/zaw.2011.016.xml doi:10.1515/ZAW.2011.016 doi:10.1515/ZAW.2011.016
spellingShingle Book of Genesis
Genesis 1-11
Crouch, C.L.
חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7
title חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7
title_full חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7
title_fullStr חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7
title_full_unstemmed חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7
title_short חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to Gen 4,7
title_sort חטאת as interpolative gloss: a solution to gen 4,7
topic Book of Genesis
Genesis 1-11
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31506/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31506/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31506/