Details

Subject(s)

• Bible Hosea—Criticism, interpretation, etc [Browse]

Editor

• Kelle, Brad E., 1973- [Browse]

Series

Oxford handbooks online. [More in this series]

Summary note

'The Oxford Handbook of Hosea' is a collection of essays that provide resources for the interpretation of the book of Hosea. The volume examines interpretive elements and approaches that are deemed essential for interpretation or that are representative of significant trends in present and future study. Each essay addresses one particular element or approach and will critically survey prior scholarship before presenting current and prospective approaches.

Notes

Also issued in print: 2024.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 15, 2024).

Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• List of Abbreviations
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• 1. Does (and Should) Hosea Matter Still?
• Part I: History, Text, and Composition
• 2. The Book of Hosea and the History of Eighth-Century BCE Israel
• 3. Assyria and Its Image in Hosea
• 4. Hosea the "Historical Prophet" of the Eighth Century BCE, Hosea the Remembered Prophet of Yehudite Literati, and the Book of Hosea
• 5. The Book of Hosea and Israelite Religion in the Eighth Century BCE
• 6. The Book of Hosea and the Socioeconomic Conditions of Eighth-Century BCE Israel
• 7. Transformation and Reinterpretation in the Composition and Redaction of Hosea
• 8. The Book of Hosea and Northern/Israelian Hebrew
• 9. Texts and Versions of the Book of Hosea
• 10. Hosea in the Book of the Twelve
• Part II: Key Texts: Established and Emerging Perspectives
• 11. Hosea 1-3, the Marriage Metaphor, and the Ties That Bind
• 12. Hosea 5:8-6:6, Alt's Hypothesis, and New Possibilities
• 13. Hosea 7-8 and the Critique of Kings, Politics, and Power
• 14. Hosea 11 and Metaphors of Identity, Relationship, and Core Values in Contexts of Trauma
• 15. Hosea 12-13 and Prophetic Composition, Rhetoric, and Recollection
• Part III: Theological and Literary Elements, Themes, and Motifs
• 16. Metaphors in the Book of Hosea
• 17. Intertextuality and Traditions in the Book of Hosea
• 18. God's Character in the Book of Hosea
• 19. Kingship and Political Power in the Book of Hosea
• 20. Sin and Punishment in the Book of Hosea
• 21. Repentance in the Book of Hosea
• 22. Gender and Sexual Violence in Hosea
• Part IV: Interpretive Theories and Approaches
• 23. Hosea in Feminist and Womanist Interpretation
• 24. Masculinity Studies and Hosea
• 25. Queer Theory and Hosea.
• 26. Postcolonialism as a Methodological Approach to Hosea
• 27. Prolegomena to the Ecological Interpretation of Hosea
• Part V: Reception
• 28. Hosea in Rabbinic Literature
• 29. Hosea in the New Testament
• 30. Hosea in Popular Culture
• 31. The Ghost of Hosea in African American Interpretation
• 32. Hosea in Asia-Centric Interpretation
• Ancient Sources Index
• Author Index.

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Other title(s)

• Handbook of Hosea
• Hosea

ISBN

• 9780197639603 ((electronic bk.))
• 0-19-763962-3
• 0197639607 ((electronic bk.))
• 0-19-763961-5

OCLC

1417317946

Doi

• https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197639597.001.0001

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