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Kelle, Brad E., 1973-

Hosea 2 : metaphor and rhetoric in historical perspective / Brad E. Kelle. - Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, ©2005. - 1 online resource (xiv, 355 pages) - Academia Biblica ; no. 20 . - Academia Biblica (Series) (Society of Biblical Literature) ; no. 20. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-324) and indexes.

Approaching Hosea 2 -- Rhetoric and metaphor in historical perspective -- The marriage metaphor -- The metaphors of the wife/mother, fornication, and adultery -- The metaphors of lovers and Baal(s) -- The rhetorical context of Hosea 2 -- The rhetorical address of Hosea 2 (part 1) -- The rhetorical address of Hosea 2 (part 2).

ISBN: 1429411090 9781429411097 1589833155 9781589833159 9781589831896 1589831896

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Hosea, II--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
734-734 B.C.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Metaphor in the Bible.
Rhetoric in the Bible.
Syro-Ephraimitic War, ca. 734 B.C.
Métaphore dans la Bible.
Rhétorique dans la Bible.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Prophets.
Metaphor in the Bible
Rhetoric in the Bible

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: BS1565.52 / .K45 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 224/.6066