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With the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets, IVP’s Black Dictionary series completes its coverage of the Old Testament canonical books. A true compendium of recent scholarship, the volume includes 115 articles covering all aspects of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve, and Daniel. Each book’s historical, cultural, religious and literary background is thoroughly covered, alongside...

her, or did he discover this after he had married her? J. A. Dearman, with reference to H. H. Rowley, argues that a plain reading shows that the woman in all three chapters is Gomer, that the stories supplement each other, and that they are told in a chronological fashion. While acknowledging the possibility that the command “to marry a whore” is a retrospective view of the prophet, again Dearman argues that the plain reading of Hosea 1 assumes Hosea’s obedience to the commands of Yahweh. The call
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