Hosea: 24 (Anchor Bible S.)

Title Page
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Hosea: A Translation
Introduction
	The Eighth Century B.C.E.
	Hosea the Prophet
		The Eighth-Century Prophets
		Hosea
	Hosea as Literature
		Literary History
		The Texture of Hosea
	The Study of Hosea
	A Note on Syllable Counting
Bibliography
	Abbreviations
	Commentaries
	Books, Monographs, and Articles
Part I: Hosea's Marriage (Chapters 1–3)
	Introduction
		The Story of Hosea's Marriage
		The Character of the Narrative
		The Texture of the Narrative
	I. Title and Hosea's Wife and the Naming and Renaming of the Children (1:1—2:3)
	II. Defection and Retribution: Reconciliation and Renewal (2:4–25)
	III. Hosea and the Woman (3:1–5)
Part II: Hosea's Prophecies (Chapters 4–14)
	Introduction
		The Gathering of Hosea's Prophecies
		The Texture and Themes of the Prophecies
		Sections IV–VI (4:1—5:7)
		Sections Vlll–X (5:12—6:6)
	IV. The State of the Nation: Preface (4:1–3)
	V. The State of the Nation: Priest and People (4:4–19)
	VI. The State of the Nation: The Leaders' Profanity (5:1–7)
	VII. The State of the Nation: The Nation's Politics (5:8–11)
	VIII. The State of the Nation: Assyria and Yahweh's Sentence (5:12–25)
	IX. The State of the Nation: Israel's Repentance (6:1–3)
	X. The State of the Nation: Yahweh's Sentence (6:4–6)
	XI. The State of the Nation: The Priests' Crimes (6:7—7:2)
	XII. The State of the Nation: Domestic Policies (7:3–7)
	XIII. The State ofthe Nation: International Politics (7:8–16)
	XIV. The Spiritual History of Israel: The Calf of Samaria (8:1–8)
	XV. The Spiritual History of Israel: Alliances (8:9–14)
	XVI. The Spiritual History of Israel: Desolation and Prophecy (9:1–9)
	XVII. The Spiritual History of Israel: Baal Peor and Gilgal (9:10–17)
	XVIII. The Spiritual History of Israel: Misattribution and Misuse (10:1–8)
	XIX. The Spiritual History of Israel: Gibeah and Beth Arbel (10:9–15)
	XX. The Spiritual History of Israel: Childhood and Consummation (11:1–11)
	XXI. Retropsect and Prospect: Jacob-Israel in History and Prophecy (12:1–15)
	XXII. Retrospect and Prospect: The End of Ephraim (13:1—14:1)
	XXIII. Retrospect and Prospect: Return, Renunciation, and Restoration (14:2–10)
Appendix: Hosea's References to Pagan Gods
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects
Index of Words
Index of Scriptural References
Key to the Text