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Hosea: A Textual Commentary

A Textual Commentary [Hardback]

by Mayer I. Gruber

    • Author

      Mayer I. Gruber

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      January 2017

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    Hosea: A Textual Commentary

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    Mayer I. Gruber provides a new commentary on and translation of Hosea. Building upon his work that debunked the myth of sacred prostitution, Gruber now goes on to show that the book of Hosea repeatedly advocates a single standard of marital fidelity for men and women and teaches cheated women to fight back. Gruber employs the latest and most precise findings of lexicography and poetics to solve the difficulties of the text and to determine both how Hosea can be read and what this means. The translation differs from classical and recent renderings in eliminating forms and expressions, which are neither modern English nor ancient Hebrew. Referring to places, events, and material reality of the 9th and 8th centuries BCE, Gruber uncovers the abiding messages of the heretofore obscure book of Hosea. As in previous studies, Gruber employs the insights of behavioral sciences to uncover forgotten meanings of numerous allusions, idioms, similes, and metaphors. Judicious use is made also of textual history, reception history, and personal voice criticism. One of the least biblical books now speaks more clearly to present and future audiences than it did to many previous audiences.

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    • Author

      Mayer I. Gruber

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      January 2017

    • Weight

      1122g

    • Page Count

      560

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 37 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567671745

    • ISBN-10

      0567671747

    • Eden Code

      4450459

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    • Author/Creator: Mayer I. Gruber

    • ISBN: 9780567671745

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: January 2017

    • Weight: 1122g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 37 mm

    • Eden Code: 4450459


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