"Taken from Dust, Formed from Clay" : Compound allusions & scriptural exegesis in 1QHodayota 11:20-37; 20:27-39 & Ben Sira 33:7-15
This article argues that, in 1QHa 11:20-27; 20:27-39 and Sir 33:7-15, the use of allusions to humanity's creation from dust in Genesis 2-3 and to its formation from clay in Isa 29:16; 45:9; Jer 18:4, 6 represents a conscious exegetical process in which the Genesis and prophetic traditions were read and used in light of one another. Although originating within different social environments - one se