TY - MANSCPT AU - Kelle,Brad E. TI - Hosea 2: metaphor and rhetoric in historical perspective SN - 9781589831896 (paper binding : alk. paper) PY - 2005/// CY - Atlanta : PB - Society of Biblical Literature, KW - Bible. Hosea,II KW - --Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Metaphor in the Bible KW - Rhetoric in the Bible KW - Syro-Ephraimitic War, ca. 734 B.C N1 - 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) ER -