Hosea 2: Metaphor And Rhetoric in Historical Perspective

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BRILL, 2005 - 355 páginas
The complex and, at times, violent metaphorical discourse of Hosea 2 has elicited a variety of interpretive approaches. This study explores the text from the perspective of rhetorical criticism. The classical conception of rhetoric as the art of persuasion and the function of metaphor within persuasive discourses and social settings correlate with the oracular characteristics of Hosea 2 and illuminate its use of specific metaphors. A reading of Hosea 2 from this perspective proposes that the prophets of Israel may have functioned in a manner similar to the orators of ancient Greece, who delivered extended rhetorical discourses designed to discern meaning in contemporary events and to persuade audiences. This study offers a distinctively political reading of Hosea 2 that explores the text as a metaphorical and theological commentary on the political and religious dynamics in Israel at the close of the Syro-Ephraimitic War (731-730 BCE). "Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)"

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Approaching Hosea 2 1lu ooll
1
Rhetoric and Metaphor in Historical Perspective
21
THE METAPHORS OF HOSEA
47
The Metaphors of the WifeMother F ornication
81
The Metaphors of Lovers and Baals
111
THE RHETORIC OF HOSEA 2
164
Hosea 2s Rhetorical
199
The Rhetorical Address of Hosea 2 Part
229
Bibliography
299
Index of Ancient Sources
325
Index of Scripture References
341
Deuteronomy
344
13
346
Song of Songs
348
232
352
225a
354

Conclusion Summary and Implications
289

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Brad E. Kelle, Ph.D. (2003) in Hebrew Bible, Emory University, is Assistant Professor of Biblical Literature at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California.

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