The cultic and civil calendars of the fourth day of creation (Gen 1, 14b)∗

Abstract

The paragraph of the fourth day of the priestly creation narrative (Gn 1, 14–19) is longer than the description of the other days. Its structure is partly similar to, but also very different from, that of the other days. It begins with a divine command (1, 14a), which is clear. God then goes on with a statement (1, 14b) which raises several problems. The study first proposes a translation and an interpretation of 1, 14b, and then examines how it fits into the structure of the fourth day (1, 14–19), and concludes with the meaning of the fourth day in the whole creation narrative (1, 1–2: 4a). It becomes clear that the notion of time was extremely important for the writer. Time appears at the beginning (day 1), it is mentioned again in the middle day (day 4) and it concludes the narrative (day 7). Thus time is divided between a liturgical and a civil calendar.

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