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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| description | 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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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9fae25b0-e7e5-4903-8de8-243e7d3a747e2022-03-27T00:59:45ZLaying Og to rest: Deuteronomy 3 and the making of a mythJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9fae25b0-e7e5-4903-8de8-243e7d3a747eSymplectic Elements at OxfordPontificio Istituto Biblico2017Quick, LThis 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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