Author : James M. Trotter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567226123
An examination of the final form of Hosea within the socio-historical context of Persian period Judah, making use of insights from historical-critical and reader-oriented perspectives. The amalgamation of these two seemingly divergent approaches creates a framework within which the setting and interpretive practices of both the modern critic and the ancient reader(s) can be taken seriously. The resulting examination proposes a reading of Hosea shaped, as far as possible, by the reading conventions and socio-religious concerns of Persian period Judahites.