Hosea 12 comprises oracles against Ephraim, references to the life of Jacob, and allusions to the Exodus. While the unity of the chapter still has some advocates, the prevailing view remains that an original Ephraim oracle was later supplemented with the Jacob and Exodus material. This view is based on the alleged dependence of the Jacob passage on Genesis and the assumption that the prophetic role of Moses is Deuteronomistic. This paper challenges these assumptions, contending that vv. 4-5* and 8 differ from both Genesis and from Hos 12,13.
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In theories that argue for an original, coherent corpus of the Twelve Minor Prophets, the book of Hosea plays an ambiguous role. While some studies view Hosea as a rela¬tive latecomer in the collection, others consider it as an introduction to the Twelve. After briefly presenting the main literary links proposed in the scholarly literature to Malachi, this paper reevaluates them and argues that Hosea and Malachi were shaped as a literary frame around the Twelve.
Profetului Osea își desfășoară activitatea în sec. 8. î.Hr in Regatul de Nord (conform Os 1,1). Deși cartea în forma sa finala este cu certitudine o compoziție tânără între cărțile biblice, unele părți au fost concepute în sec. 8., reprezentând cele mai vechi documente din istoria poporului Israel. Scopul proiectului este identificarea si analizarea acelor tradiții vechi pentru a inventaria conceptele primordiale despre divinitatea venerată de către Israel.
In diesem Beitrag wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche Faktoren dazu geführt haben könnten, dass bestimmte Prophetenschriften als Traditionsliteratur weitergegeben wurden. Diese Frage wird am Beispiel des Hoseabuchs beantwortet.
In diesem Beitrag wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche Faktoren dazu geführt haben könnten, dass bestimmte Prophetenschriften als Traditionsliteratur weitergegeben wurden. Diese Frage wird am Beispiel des Hoseabuchs beantwortet.
The identity and function of Baal and the baals in Hos is a much-discussed issue in the Hebrew Bible. The lexeme occurs in three chapters (Hos 2; 11; 13) and is probably alluded to in Hos 9:10. But who is this Baal? Is he the storm god, a cipher for any foreign deity venerated in Israel, or a canaanized YHWH figure? Is the usage of the word in any way homogeneous?
In recent years an increasing scepticism has arisen concerning the Deuteronomistic character of the Book of the Four (Hos, Amos, Mic, Zeph). Many themes and motifs have been regarded as “inspired” by or “oriented” towards the Deut and DtrH, but not exclusively Dtr. redaction. Hosea 1*, the beginning of the composition, however, has been neglected in this respect. Unlike 2 Kgs 9–10, which reflects a positive view of Jehu’s fulfilment of Yhwh’s command at Jezreel, Hos 1 condemns him for the bloodguilt at the same place.
A betegség és a gyógyítás az ókori Közel-Keleten nemcsak a testet érintő folyamatok, hanem az istenek teremtette és meghatározta egész embert érinti. Minden betegséget egy mennyei lény vált ki, azok kezelése is csak az istenek bevonásával történhet. A betegség így tulajdonképpen nem önmagában probléma, hanem az isteni szférával megbomlott kapcsolat tünete, amely baljós ómenként mutat a beteg sorsára, és figyelmeztet veszélyeztetett helyzetére.
Hós könyve az ún. klasszikus próféták sorába tartozik. Témáit tekintve a Baál tisztelet, az asszír fenyegetés és a társadalmi kritika jut hangsúlyos szerephez. A 8. századi rétegek rekonstrukcióját a folyamatos továbbírások nehezítik. A projekt a legújabb irodalomtörténeti modellek fényében, Hós könyvét a Tizenkét kispróféta összefüggő redakciós folyamatainak fényében kívánja rétegeire bontani, és koronként meghatározni a változó mondanivalót. Ezen túlmenően a 8. századi alapréteg feltárása is fő cél, amelyből kiindulva Izráel történelmének egy korai szakaszába kaphatunk bepillantást.
Weather imagery plays a major role in Hosea. Hosea 2 recalls the image of an unfaithful wife; Hosea 4:2–3 describes the withering of the land; in 6:3; 10:12; 14:6, the several types of precipitation draw attention to the utterance of YHWH or the requested righteousness; in 9:10.13.16; 10:1; 13:5; 14:6.8, Israel is symbolised by different plants that blossom and wither, depending on their relation to Yhwh. In all of these instances, weather phenomena contribute to these images.
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