The Lifespans of the Patriarchs: Schematic Orderings in the Chrono-genealogy
Abstract
A remarkable numerical schema is revealed when the lifespan notices for the generations from Adam to Moses in the Masoretic version of the Pentateuch are added together—12,600 years. It is suggested that this schema has eschatological connotations that relates to the 1,260 days mentioned in Daniel and Revelation. The possibility that the lifespan notices developed from an earlier, progenitor chronology that originally tallied 12,000 years is also discussed, and the relationship between this schema, the surrounding patriarchal narratives and other Near East chronological traditions is examined in terms of the textual development of the Old Testament lifespan tradition.
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Jacobus, H. R. (2009) · Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha · doi:10.1177/0951820709103182 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Matthews, V. H. (2010) · doi:10.1093/obo/9780195393361-0044
- Authors
- Northcote, J.
- Affiliations
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Northcote, Jeremy
- ORCID
- Northcote, Jeremy
- Venue
- Vetus Testamentum
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2007
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 243-257
- ISSN
- 0042-4935 (ISSN-L)
- 1568-5330
- OpenAlex
- W1981763708
- Semantic Scholar
- 753e1bfa39dc958263611bb494c34673f388a288
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 14.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Vetus Testamentum (publishedVersion)
- Murdoch University Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Research Online (Edith Cowan University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis
- Keywords
- patriarchs, lifespan, eschatology, Daniel, revelation, textual development, Old Testament chronology
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