Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary Volume 24 Contributor(s): Hubbard, David Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830842241 ISBN-13: 9780830842247 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Hosea's bold imagery--a recounting of his own marriage to a prostitute--sets the stage for his message of God's enduring love, righteous judgment and persistent offer of reconciliation. David Allan Hubbard explores the historical, cultural, literary and theological dimensions of Hosea's life and message. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Reference - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General |
Dewey: 224.607 |
LCCN: 2009016688 |
Series: Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 246 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A wanton and adulterous woman repeatedly spurns the love of her youth. Her betrayed and grieving husband offers forgiveness and seeks to restore the intimacy of their first love. Bold imagery indeed for telling the story of God and his people. Bolder still when God calls a prophet to enflesh this divine suffering and redeeming forgiveness in his own marriage. Yet this remarkable story sets the stage for Hosea's message of God's enduring love, his righteous judgement and his persistent offer of reconciliation. This commentary explores the historical, cultural, literary and theological dimensions of the book of Hosea. Distilled from a career of biblical scholarship, theological reflection and masterful teaching, David Hubbard has been studying, teaching and thinking about Hosea for a long time. He frankly admits he can't imagine himself as a human being, let alone as a believing person, without the deposit of Hosea's political, moral and spiritual insights. Find out why. The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hubbard, David Allan: - The late David Allan Hubbard served as Professor of Old Testament and President of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. |