Sintflut and Sinai: Genesis 6–8’s allusion to Exodus 24–40
Abstract
The Flood account in Gen. 6–8, which features extensive doublets, has served as the parade example of source division in the Pentateuch. This article presents the allusive relationship between the Flood account and the Sinai pericope (Exod. 24–40). Parallels between the two accounts cross P and J/non-P sources, which challenges the traditional source divisions in the Flood account, as well as the source and redaction models of the text built upon them. Parallels with Sinai also help to explain several notable doublets in the Flood account that have prompted its division into sources. This article proposes a new explanation for the composition of the Flood account: it is formed intertextually by drawing elements from multiple other texts.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Classical Studies and Philology
Qur’anic Interpretation Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 272–298
- Publication date
- 8 February 2026
- Language
- EN