Israel in the Iron-Smelting Furnace? Towards a New Understanding of the כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶל in Deut 4:20

Most scholars interpret the metallurgical imagery of כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶל in Deut 4:20 and parallels as a reference to an iron-smelting furnace describing the harsh realities of Israel's slavery in Egypt. A consideration of the Hebrew mode of expression however leads to the conclusion that the meta...

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Main Author: Vang, Carsten (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: HIPHIL Novum
Year: 2014, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-34
Further subjects:B Metallurgical Metaphor
B Iron Furnace
B Deut 4:20
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