Laying Og to Rest: Deuteronomy 3 and the Making of a Myth
This paper explores the interpretative decisions which have allowed commentators to connect King Og and his iron bed in Deuteronomy 3 to the underworld, and hence to interpret Og as an underworld deity and his iron bed as a sarcophagus or tomb. Ultimately, it is shown that this interpretation rests...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
[2017]
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| En: |
Biblica
Año: 2017, Volumen: 98, Número: 2, Páginas: 161-172 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Deuteronomium 3
/ Og, Baschan, König
/ Cama
/ Mitología
/ Refaimitas
/ Mundo inferior
/ Guerra
/ Mito
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HB Antiguo Testamento |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | This paper explores the interpretative decisions which have allowed commentators to connect King Og and his iron bed in Deuteronomy 3 to the underworld, and hence to interpret Og as an underworld deity and his iron bed as a sarcophagus or tomb. Ultimately, it is shown that this interpretation rests on an insufficient understanding of the extra-biblical sources, while the Bible itself never connects Og to a chthonic context. The interpretation of Og as an underworld deity is thus a scholarly construct which must be laid to rest, and with it Og, into his iron bed. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.2.3217840 |