These are the Generations Identity, Covenant, and the 'toledot' Formula [Paperback]

Using a combination of form-critical and linguistic methods, the author seeks to understand the role of the toledot formula, often translated These are the generations of Name, in shaping the book of Genesis and the Pentateuch as a whole. An examination of the formula uncovers that it functions primarily as a heading to major sections of text and draws the readers' attention to focus on an ever narrower range of characters.

By starting from the perspective of the surface structure of the text and addressing questions that investigation raises, the study is able to uncover and resolve a number of tensions within the text, as well as provide insights into a number of other questions surrounding the toledot headings and the organization of the structure of the Pentateuch.

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Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Defining thetoledotFormula: Syntax, Semantics, and Function
Excursus - Why is there notoledotHeading for Abraham?
2. Variations in the Syntax of thetoledotFormula
3. Genealogies' Role in Shaping the Narrative
4. Covenants Change the Basis for the Narrowing of Focus
5. Findings, Conclusions, and Implications
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index