Hosea — Context and Caution

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin a series on Hosea, considering a framework we can use to approach a passage with a fresh lens.

The 6-Column Sheet (PDF)

BEMA 49: Hosea — Prostitute

“Israeli Archaeologists Find Enigmatic 2,500-year-old Burials in the Desert” by Ariel David — Haaretz

The Oxford Handbook of Hosea by Brad E. Kelle

The Latter Prophets: A Feminist Companion to the Bible by Athalya Brenner-Idan

Texts of Terror by Phyllis Trible

Gender and Difference in Ancient Israel by Peggy L. Day (contains “‘To Play the Harlot’: An Inquiry into an Old Testament Metaphor” by Phyllis Bird)

Harlot or Holy Woman? by Phyllis A. Bird

Phyllis Trible — Wikipedia

Phyllis Bird — Wikipedia

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