God’s Name ὁ Ὤν (Exod 3:14) as a Source of Accusing Jews of Onolatry

The author of this article presents arguments in favor of the new hypothesis, according to which the misunderstanding by non-Jews of God’s name ho ōn (Exod 3:14), and its subsequent association with the Greek word ho onos (“the ass”), stands as a source for accusing Jews of onolatry.

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Published in:Journal for the study of Judaism
Main Author: Kozlowski, Jan M. 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal for the study of Judaism
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Exodus 3,14 / Name of God / Name of God (Motif) / Ontology / Egypt / Greek language / Egypt (Antiquity) / History 323 BC-30 BC / Ptolemies 323 BC-30 BC / Ass
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Exodus 3,14
B onolatry God’s name Septuagint Ptolemaic Egypt Greek language ass
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Summary:The author of this article presents arguments in favor of the new hypothesis, according to which the misunderstanding by non-Jews of God’s name ho ōn (Exod 3:14), and its subsequent association with the Greek word ho onos (“the ass”), stands as a source for accusing Jews of onolatry.
ISSN:1570-0631
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12492223