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Hosea, along with Amos, opens
the period of the Writing Prophets.
He is the only man called to the office
of prophet who both lived and
prophesied in the Northern Kingdom of
Israel. This volume, no available in a
new casebound edition, offers a
verse-by-verse commentary on the
book of Hosea. James Luther Mays
gives the background to the book of
Hosea: Hosea, the man; the time; the
sayings; the message; and the
contents of the book.

The Old
Testament Library provides fresh and
authoritative reatments of important
aspects of Old Testament study
through commentaries and general
surveys. The contributors are scholars
of international standing.

James Luther Mays is Cyrus M. McCormick Professor Emeritus of Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He was the general editor of the best-selling Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teacing and Preaching series, and is author of many books, including Psalms in the Interpretation series and The Lord Reigns: A TheologicalHandbook to the Psalms.