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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Main Author: Quick, Laura 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2017]
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
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Deuteronomium 3
B Myth
B Peer reviewed
B War
Online Access: 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
ISSN:0006-0887
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.2.3217840