Hosea 2: Metaphor and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective
This study offers a distinctively political reading of Hosea 2 that explores the test as a metaphorical and theological commentary on the political and religious dynamics is Israel at the close of the Syro-Ephraimitic War (731-730 B.C.E.).
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This study offers a distinctively political reading of Hosea 2 that explores the test as a metaphorical and theological commentary on the political and religious dynamics is Israel at the close of the Syro-Ephraimitic War (731-730 B.C.E.).
Ch. 1Approaching Hosea 21Ch. 2Rhetoric and metaphor in historical perspective21Ch. 3The marriage metaphor47Ch. 4The metaphors of the wife/mother, fornication, and adultery81Ch. 5The metaphors of lovers and Baal(s)111Ch. 6The rhetorical context of Hosea 2169Ch. 7The rhetorical address of Hosea 2 (part 1) : translation and the prophet's introduction (2:1-3)201Ch. 8The rhetorical address of Hosea 2 (part 2) : the divine speech (2:4-25)229Ch. 9Conclusion : summary and implications289
