Prophecy, Poetry and Hosea
Prophecy, Poetry and Hosea

Author: Gerald Morris

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1996-05-01

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0567280667

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The books of the Latter Prophets have traditionally been treated as persuasive speeches, and interpreted according to their rhetoric. At the same time, interpreters recognize the poetic form of much prophecy. This study takes up the notion of the 'prophet' as 'poet', focusing on word-play in Hosea and on the lyrical plot of that book; the case is made for treating Hosea as a stark, full-length poem of inexhaustible power.

The Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea

Author: J. Andrew Dearman

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2010-08-03

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0802825397

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J. Andrew Dearman considers the prophetic figure's historical roots in the covenant traditions of ancient Israel, includes his own translation of the biblical text, and masterfully unpacks Hosea's poetic, metaphorical message of betrayal, judgment, and reconciliation. --from publisher description

Reward, Punishment, and Forgiveness
Reward, Punishment, and Forgiveness

Author: Joze Krasovec

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2014-09-03

Total Pages: 997

ISBN-13: 9004276033

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This book deals with central and universal issues of reward, punishment and forgiveness for the first time in a compact and comprehensive way. Until now these themes have received far too little attention in scholarly research both in their own right and in their interrelationship. The scope of this study is to present them in relation to the foundations of our culture. These and related issues are treated primarily within the Hebrew Bible, using the methods of literary analysis. The centrality of these themes in all religions and all cultures has resulted, however, in a comparative investigation, drawing attention to the problem of terminology, the importance of Greek culture for the European tradition, and the fusion of Greek and Jewish-Christian cultures in our modern philosophical and theological systems. This broad perspective shows that the biblical personalist understanding of divine authority and of human righteousness or guilt provides the personalist key to the search for reconciliation in a divided world.

Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading
Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading

Author: J. Blake Couey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-08-30

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1108698190

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This volume explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Composed of essays by fifteen leading scholars of biblical poetry, it offers creative and insightful close readings of poems from across the canon of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Psalms, wisdom poetry, Song of Songs, prophecy, and poetry in biblical narrative). The essays build on recent advances in our understanding of biblical poetry and engage a variety of theoretical perspectives and current trends in the study of literature. They demonstrate the rewards of careful attention to textual detail, and they provide models of the practice of close reading for students, scholars, and general readers. They also highlight the rich aesthetic value of the biblical poetic corpus and offer reflection on the nature of poetry itself as a meaningful and enduring form of art.

Pottery, Poetry, and Prophecy
Pottery, Poetry, and Prophecy

Author: David Noel Freedman

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780931464041

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"A collection of articles and essays, practically all of which were published during the 1970's."

The Prostitute and the Prophet
The Prostitute and the Prophet

Author: Yvonne Sherwood

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2004-12-30

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780567040718

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The only consensus that has been reached on Hosea 1-3 is that it is a notoriously 'problematic' text. Sherwood unpicks this rather vague statement by examining the particular complexities of the text and frictions between the text and reader that conspire to produce such a disorientating effect. Four dimensions of the 'problem' are considered: the conflict between text and reader over the 'improper' relationship between Hosea and Gomer; the bizarre prophetic sign-language that conscripts people into a cosmic charade; the text's propensity to subvert its central theses; and the emergent tensions between the feminist reader and the text. Aiming to bring together literary criticism and biblical scholarship, this book provides lucid introductions to ideological criticism, semiotics, deconstruction and feminist criticism, and looks at the implications of these approaches not only for the book of Hosea but for biblical studies in general.

Ancient Israelite And Early Jewish Literature
Ancient Israelite And Early Jewish Literature

Author: Th. Theodoor Christiaan Vriezen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 777

ISBN-13: 9004124276

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This introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) offers a literary and historical-critical approach, containing some religio-historical or theological explanations where appropriate.

Prophesying the Past
Prophesying the Past

Author: Else K. Holt

Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press

Published: 1995-03-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781850755401

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Hosea and the Hosean tradition play an important role in the internal Israelite dispute about the nature of God and his relation to the world and Israel. Hosea refers to traditions of the past in which the interdependence between Yahweh and Israel, and in particular Yahweh's care for his people, are recurrent themes. The prophet can presuppose that certain portions of these traditions, both "historical" and "theological", are known to his audience, but it is his claim that what is not known to Israel is the demand that is inherent in Yahweh's past dealings with his people, the demand for exclusive worship of Yahweh. In his "historical" retrospections, Hosea enphasizes time after time that Israel has been chosen, not for a life of passive retreat, but to serve Israel's God alone. This he proclaims as the true knowledge of God.

Interpreting the Minor Prophets
Interpreting the Minor Prophets

Author: Robert B. Chisholm

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780310308010

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This study surveys the structure, message, and theological themes of each of the twelve minor prophets.