Hosea
A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
Goeran Eidevall(Author)
Yale University Press
Will be published approx. on 27. April 2027
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-300-23101-4 (ISBN)
Description
A new translation and commentary on the book of Hosea that invites readers into its rich literary universe
The book of Hosea has traditionally been interpreted through the lens of its first three chapters, which employ the metaphor of marriage to describe the relationship between God and Israel. But the book's symbolic landscape is replete with metaphors: lions and lambs, doves and vultures, spouses and children, ovens and cakes, dew and rain, vines and olive trees, and many more. Hosea features visions of reconciliation and restoration, but also unsettling depictions of cruelty and devastation, including recurring images of God as a fierce enemy of his own people.
In this new translation and commentary, Goeran Eidevall invites readers to approach Hosea as a fascinating collection of diverse prophetic poetry. Paying particular attention to themes and metaphors in chapters 4-14, which have traditionally been underemphasized, Eidevall argues that unlike other prophetic books, Hosea is focused on the destiny of Ephraim, rather than Zion. With an extensive introduction that explores Hosea's composition, major themes, reception history, and more, including new insights offered by trauma theory, this commentary is an indispensable guide to this key prophetic text.
The book of Hosea has traditionally been interpreted through the lens of its first three chapters, which employ the metaphor of marriage to describe the relationship between God and Israel. But the book's symbolic landscape is replete with metaphors: lions and lambs, doves and vultures, spouses and children, ovens and cakes, dew and rain, vines and olive trees, and many more. Hosea features visions of reconciliation and restoration, but also unsettling depictions of cruelty and devastation, including recurring images of God as a fierce enemy of his own people.
In this new translation and commentary, Goeran Eidevall invites readers to approach Hosea as a fascinating collection of diverse prophetic poetry. Paying particular attention to themes and metaphors in chapters 4-14, which have traditionally been underemphasized, Eidevall argues that unlike other prophetic books, Hosea is focused on the destiny of Ephraim, rather than Zion. With an extensive introduction that explores Hosea's composition, major themes, reception history, and more, including new insights offered by trauma theory, this commentary is an indispensable guide to this key prophetic text.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-300-23101-4 (9780300231014)
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Person
Goeran Eidevallis Professor Emeritus of Old Testament in the Department of Theology at Uppsala University. He is the author of numerous books on prophetic literature, including the Anchor commentary on the book of Amos.