Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Biblical Literature, Hosea

The Book of Hosea, the first of the canonical Twelve (Minor) Prophets, was written by Hosea (whose name means �salvation,� or �deliverance�), a prophet who lived during the last years of the age of Jeroboam II in Israel and the period of decline and ruin that followed the brief period of economic prosperity. The Assyrians were threatening the land of Israel and the people of

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