A Note on the “Sons of God” in Latin Quotations of Deut 32:8d

Abstract This paper draws attention to previously undiscussed transmissions of the “sons of god” reading from Deut 32:8d being preserved in various quotations and paraphrases throughout history. The paper shows that “sons of god” (filiorum dei) was a popular reading among several medieval theologians (showing five examples of Anselm, Albertus Magnus, Martin of Leon, Gerhoh of Reichersberg, and Thomas Aquinas) and that it almost certainly derived from now lost Septuagint readings. These Latin authors have previously gone unnoticed in text-critical analyses of Deut 32:8d and should henceforth be considered as witnesses to the LXX reading of υἱῶν θɛοῦ in future text-critical discussions of Deut 32:8d.