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In this solid theological commentary on the book of Hosea, J. Andrew Dearman considers the prophetic figure’s historical roots in the covenant traditions of ancient Israel, includes his own translation of the biblical text, and masterfully unpacks Hosea’s poetic, metaphorical message of betrayal, judgment, and reconciliation.

The received texts of Hosea (Hebrew or MT; Greek versions) are among the most difficult in the OT. “With the possible exception of Job, the book of Hosea has the dubious distinction of having the most obscure passages of the entire Hebrew Bible.… The text is traditionally regarded as the most corrupt and poorly preserved of the Hebrew Bible.”21 There are several reasons for this. One may be the vagaries of handling the text over time, with
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