Wednesday, August 28, 2013

The Flood Chiasm

A Noah (6:9)
 B Shem, Ham, and Japheth (6:10)
  C Corruption (6:11-13)
   D Ark (6:14-16)
    E Flood announced (6:17)
     F Covenant with Noah (6:18)
      G Cultural mandate (6:19-20)
       H Food inside the ark (6:21-22)
        I Command to enter ark (7:2-5) 
         J 600 years old (7:6)
          K  Week of waiting (7:7-12)
           L  All enter ark (7:13-15)
            M  God closes the door (7:16)
             N 40 days of rain (7:17)
              O  Waters increase (7:18)
               P   Mountains covered (7:19-20)
                Q 150 day flood (7:21-24)
                 R   God remembered Noah (8:1)
                Q' 150 day flood (8:2-3)
               P'   Mountains uncovered (8:4)
              O'  Waters decrease (8:5)
             N' 40 days of subsidence (8:6a)
            M'   Noah opens the window (8:6b)
           L'  Raven and dove leave ark (8:7-9)
          K'  Weeks of waiting (8:10-12)
         J' 601 years old (8:13a)
        I'  Command to leave ark (8:15-22)
       H' Food outside the ark (9:1-4)
      G' Cultural mandate (9:5-7)
     F' Covenant with all flesh (9:8-10)
    E' No more floods (9:11-17)
   D' Ark (9:18)
  C' Impropriety (9:19-24)
 B' Shem, Ham, and Japheth (9:25-27)
A' Noah (9:28-29)


Noah 6:09 9:28-29 Noah
Shem, Ham, and Japheth 6:10 9:25-27 Shem, Ham, and Japheth
Corruption 6:11-13 9:19-24 Impropriety
Ark 6:14-16 9:18 Ark
Flood announced 6:17 9:11-17 No more floods
Covenant with Noah 6:18 9:8-10 Covenant with all flesh
Cultural mandate 6:19-20 9:5-7 Cultural mandate
Food inside the ark 6:21-22 9:1-4 Food outside the ark
Command to enter ark 7:2-5 8:15-22 Command to leave ark
600 years old 7:06 8:13a 601 years old
Week of waiting 7:7-12 8:10-12 Weeks of waiting
All enter ark 7:13-15 8:7-9 Raven and dove leave ark
God closes the door 7:16 8:6b Noah opens the window
40 days of rain 7:17 8:6a 40 days of subsidence
Waters increase 7:18 8:05 Waters decrease
Mountains covered 7:19-20 8:04 Mountains uncovered
150 day flood 7:21-24 8:2-3 150 day flood
                            God remembered Noah (8:1)

Derived from Vetus Testamentum by Gordon J. Wenham, "The Coherence of the Flood Narrative" p 338.

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