Hosea 2 : metaphor and rhetoric in historical perspective - Kelle, Brad E., 1973- (Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2005)
Approaching Hosea 2 -- Rhetoric and metaphor in historical perspective -- The marriage metaphor -- The metaphors of the wife/mother, fornication, and adultery -- The metaphors of lovers and Baal(s) -- The rhetorical context of Hosea 2 -- The rhetorical address of Hosea 2 (part 1) -- The rhetorical address of Hosea 2 (part 2).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-324) and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Metaphor in the Bible; Rhetoric in the Bible; Syro-Ephraimitic War, ca. 734 B.C.