Reading Hosea in Achaemenid Yehud

By James M. Trotter

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841271977
• ISBN13: 9781841271972
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"