Hêlēl ben-Šaḥar and the Chthonic Sun: A New Suggestion for the Mythological Background of Isa 14:12-15
This paper will explore the oft investigated problem of the mythological referents which inform Isa 14:12-15. Crucial to this will be a reinterpretation of the mysterious hêlēl ben-šaḥar of v. 12, almost universally understood by commentators and translators alike to refer to the ‘Day Star, son of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 129-148 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 14,12-15
/ Ugarit
/ Sun worship
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Isaiah 14:12–15
hêlēl ben-šaḥar
Ugarit
Šapaš
Underworld
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