Hêlēl ben-Šaḥar and the Chthonic Sun: A New Suggestion for the Mythological Background of Isa 14:12-15.

This paper will explore the oft investigated problem of the mythological referents which inform Isa 14:12-15. Crucial to this will be a reinterpretation of the mysterious hêlēl ben-šaḥar of v. 12, almost universally understood by commentators and translators alike to refer to the 'Day Star, son of t...

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Published in:	Vetus Testamentum Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 129 - 149
Main Author:	Quick, Laura
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2018
Subjects:	Bible. Isaiah Biblical criticism Isaiah (Biblical prophet) Biblical commentaries Venus (Planet)
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