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.
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.
Introduction Chapter 1: The Anti-Monarchical Ideology of the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date of Composition and Judahite Provenance Chapter 2: The Anti-Benjamin, Anti-Bethel, and Anti-Samaria Polemic in the Book of Hosea Read against the Background of the Early Persian Period Chapter 3: The Pervasiveness of the Judahite Dual Theme of Exile-Return in the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date Chapter 4: The Traditions of ‘Israel' in the Book of Hosea: Evidence for a Post-Monarchic Date and Judahite Provenance Bibliography Index
This study discusses the date of the composition of the Book of Hosea.
James M. Bos earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan in 2011. He is currently a Visiting Instructor of Religion at the University of Mississippi, USA.
A thoroughly interesting study.
*Zeitschrift für alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Bloomsbury
translation)*
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