Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Stephen Shead <srshead+bh AT gmail.com>]

Jason,

I haven't looked at it, but the NET Bible footnote cites the following:

M. S. Heiser, "Deuteronomy 32:8 and the Sons of God," *Bibliotheca
sacra*158 (2001): 52-74.

Apparently Heiser argues for the view which is summarised in the same NET
Bible footnote:

" "Sons of God" is undoubtedly the original reading; the MT and LXX have
each interpreted it differently. MT assumes that the expression "sons of
God" refers to Israel (cf. Hos. 1:10), while LXX has assumed that the phrase
refers to the angelic heavenly assembly (Pss 29:1; 89:6; cf. as well Ps 82).
The phrase is also attested in Ugaritic, where it refers to the high god
El's divine assembly. According to the latter view, which is reflected in
the translation, the Lord delegated jurisdiction over the nations to his
angelic host (cf. Dan. 10:13-21), while reserving for himself Israel, over
whom he rules directly."

Cheers,
Stephen Shead
Santiago, Chile

---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jason Hare <jaihare AT gmail.com>
> To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:19:17 +0200
> Subject: [b-hebrew] ANE Myth and Torah
> Hey, folks.
>
> I'm looking for someone information on ANE myth studies that come from
> more of a traditionalist position, not assuming that the Torah is a
> re-hashing of ANE myths and such. Could anyone provide me with such
> resources?
>
> More specifically, I'm looking for information about Deut 32:8-9, in
> which many arguers today claim that there is evidence that Y-H-V-H is
> portrayed as a son of El (based on some Qumran text and Syriac
> translations, I think). Do you perhaps have information on this
> specific verse? Arguments against the idea that these two verses are
> part of a pre-Torah myth about Elyon dividing the nations up among the
> sons of El, of which Y-H-V-H is one? I'd never heard this story as
> appearing in the Torah until this week, and I'm looking for arguments
> against it.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason Hare
> Rehovot, Israel
>