The prostitute and the prophet : Hosea's marriage in literary-theoretical perspective /
The only consensus that has been reached on Hosea 1-3 is that it is a notoriously 'problematic' text. Sherwood unpicks this rather vague statement by examining the particular complexities of the text and frictions between the text and reader that conspire to produce such a disorientating e...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, England :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©1996.
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
212. Gender, culture, theory ; 2. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | The only consensus that has been reached on Hosea 1-3 is that it is a notoriously 'problematic' text. Sherwood unpicks this rather vague statement by examining the particular complexities of the text and frictions between the text and reader that conspire to produce such a disorientating effect. Four dimensions of the 'problem' are considered: the conflict between text and reader over the 'improper' relationship between Hosea and Gomer; the bizarre prophetic sign-language that conscripts people into a cosmic charade; the text's propensity to subvert its central theses; and the emergent tension. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (357 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-348)-and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567383587 056738358X 1281813761 9781281813763 9786611813765 6611813764 |
