Prophesying the Past: The Use of Israel’s History in the Book of Hosea

by Else Kragelund Holt

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 1995

Overview

Prophesying the Past focuses on the impact of tradition and history on the construction of the book of Hosea. Biblical scholar Holt examines the background of Israel to investigate how it is used in Hosea. She looks at common views of the book of Hosea, as well as presents new methodologies on tradition and redaction. Holt uses literary and theological techniques to search the text for meaning. The first part of the study is exegesis, followed by a section on prophetic tradition.

Key Features

• Contains premier research of the book of Hosea
• Focuses on theological and historical ramifications of the text
• Includes an introduction to the subject, bibliography, and indexes.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Therefore Israel must show Yahweh חסד, or, in other words: therefore, Israel must submit herself to Yahweh’s demand for exclusivity.” (Page 141)

Product Details

• Title: Prophesying the Past: The Use of Israel’s History in the Book of Hosea
• Author: Else Kragelund Holt
• Publisher: Sheffield
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 160

About Else Kragelund Holt

Else Kragelund Holt is Associate professor, Ph.D. University of Aarhus.