Reconsidering The Date And Provenance Of The Book Of Hosea: The Case For Persian-Period Yehud (The Library Of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 580)

This study argues that the book of Hosea ought to be understood and read as a text that was composed in Persian-period Yehud rather than in eight-century Israel. The author challenges the traditional scholarship and emphasizes that there is the evidence to suggest that the book should be viewed as a Judahite text - a book that was composed in the late sixth or early fifth century B.C.E. Bos provides an overview of the state of prophetic research, as well as a discussion of genre and the generation of prophetic books, linguistic dating and provenance; and a survey of Hosea research. Bos discusses various aspects of the book of Hosea that aim to prove his argument the book was composed in Persian-period Yehud - the anti-monarchical ideology of the book, the dual theme of 'Exile' and 'Return' which is consistent with the discourse found in other Judahite books dating to the sixth century; and the historiographical traditions.

• | Author: James M. Bos
• | Publisher: T&T Clark
• | Publication Date: Sep 25, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0567657175
• | ISBN-13: 9780567657176