Prophecy, poetry, and Hosea / Gerald Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Gerald, 1963-

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 219

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible as literature.

Bible. Hosea--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Hosea--Prophecies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The books of the Latter Prophets have traditionally been treated as persuasive speeches, and interpreted according to their rhetoric. At the same time, interpreters recognize the poetic form of much prophecy. This study takes up the notion of the 'prophet' as 'poet', focusing on word-play in Hosea and on the lyrical plot of that book; the case is made for treating Hosea as a stark, full-length poem of inexhaustible power.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: GENRE AND INTERPRETATION; Chapter 2 RHETORIC AND POETRY; Chapter 3 REPETITION AND VARIATION; Chapter 4 LANGUAGE FALLING ON LANGUAGE: WORDPLAY AND HOSEA; Chapter 5 HOSEA AND THE LYRICAL PLOT; Chapter 6 CONCLUSION: GENRE AND THE PROPHETS; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-159) and index.

ISBN:

9786611813796

9781281813794

1281813796

9780567280664

0567280667

OCLC:

287028707