Ehud Ben Zvi's Hosea, like his commentary of Micah, deals with the prophetic book as a written document that presents itself as YHWH's word. It focuses on the book of Hosea itself rather than on reconstructing the historical prophet. The starting point of this study is that such a written document was meant to be read and reread by an ancient audience, so the commentary addresses the questions of how the book was likely read by its intended or primary readers, why they read it, and to whom it was read. Featuring a comprehensive introduction and careful commentary on every major section of the text--with an analysis of structure, genre, setting, and intention--this new volume will be a valuable aid to scholars, students, and preachers.
