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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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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| In: |
Biblica
Year: 2017, Volume: 98, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-172 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Deuteronomium 3
/ Og Bashan, King
/ Bed
/ Mythology
/ Refaim
/ Underworld
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Deuteronomium 3
B Myth B Peer reviewed B War |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | 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: | 0006-0887 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.2.3217840 |