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| − | < | + | The story of Gan Eden can be construed as a chiasm,<fn>Chiastic structure is characterized by repetitive symmetry, in which narrative elements follow an A-B-B-A structure, in order to identify the beginning and end of a narrative unit as well as its climax or turning-point.</fn> in which the turning point is the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowledge:  <br/> |
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| + | <li>a) The placement of man in Gan Eden:<span style="color: #ff6600;"><b> וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן עֵדֶן</b></span> ‎ (2:15) </li> | ||
| + | <li>b) The naming of animals: <b><span style="color: #99cc00;">וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁמוֹת לְכׇל הַבְּהֵמָה </span></b> ‎(2:19-20)</li> | ||
| + | <li>c) The creation of Chava and her relationship with Adam: <b><span style="color: #0000ff;">וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד</span></b> ‎(2:22-24)</li> | ||
| + | <li>d) The dialogue between the snake and Chava: <span style="color: #ff00ff;">וַ<b>יֹּאמֶר הַנָּחָשׁ אֶל הָאִשָּׁה </b></span>‎(3:2-5) </li> | ||
| + | <li>e) The sin of eating from the tree: <b>וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל</b> ‎(3:6) </li> | ||
| + | <li>d') The curse on the relationship between the snake and Chavvah and offspring: <b><span style="color: #ff00ff;">וְאֵיבָה אָשִׁית בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה</span></b> ‎(3:14-15) </li> | ||
| + | <li>c') The curse on the relationship between Adam and Chava: <b><span style="color: #0000ff;">וְאֶל אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשׇׁל בָּךְ</span></b> ‎(3:16) </li> | ||
| + | <li>b') The naming of Chavvah: ‎<b><span style="color: #99cc00;">וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה</span></b> ‎(3:20)‎</li> | ||
| + | <li>a') The banishment from Gan Eden: <b><span style="color: #ff6600;">וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ י״י אֱלֹהִים מִגַּן עֵדֶן</span></b>‎ (3:22-23) </li> | ||
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| + | <p>The structure highlights how in the aftermath of sin, the status quo changes, and earlier relationships are reversed.</p> | ||
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Version as of 01:19, 19 June 2023
Literary Devices – Bereshit 2-3
Parallels and Contrasts
Chiastic Structure The story of Gan Eden can be construed as a chiasm,1 in which the turning point is the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowledge:
- a) The placement of man in Gan Eden: וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן עֵדֶן (2:15)
- b) The naming of animals: וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁמוֹת לְכׇל הַבְּהֵמָה (2:19-20)
- c) The creation of Chava and her relationship with Adam: וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד (2:22-24)
- d) The dialogue between the snake and Chava: וַיֹּאמֶר הַנָּחָשׁ אֶל הָאִשָּׁה (3:2-5)
- e) The sin of eating from the tree: וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל (3:6)
- d') The curse on the relationship between the snake and Chavvah and offspring: וְאֵיבָה אָשִׁית בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה (3:14-15)
- c') The curse on the relationship between Adam and Chava: וְאֶל אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשׇׁל בָּךְ (3:16)
- b') The naming of Chavvah: וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה (3:20)
- a') The banishment from Gan Eden: וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ י״י אֱלֹהִים מִגַּן עֵדֶן (3:22-23)
The structure highlights how in the aftermath of sin, the status quo changes, and earlier relationships are reversed.
