Reconsidering the date and provenance of the Book of Hosea :
[Book]
the case for Persian-period Yehud /
by James M. Bos.
London :
Bloomsbury,
2014.
186 pages ;
24 cm.
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies
Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The anti-monarchical ideology of the Book of Hosea as evidence for a Persian-period date of composition and Judahite provenance -- The anti-Benjamin, anti-Bethel, and anti-Samaria polemic in the Book of Hosea read against the background of the early Persian period -- The pervasiveness of the Judahite dual theme of exile -- return in the Book of Hosea as evidence for a Persian-period date -- The traditions of "Israel" in the Book of Hosea: evidence for a post-monarchic date and Judahite provenance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of references -- Index of authors.