James M. Bos earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, USA, in 2011. He is currently a Visiting Instructor of Religion at the University of Mississippi, USA.

A thoroughly interesting study.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Anti-Monarchical Ideology of the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date of Composition and Judahite Provenance Chapter 2: The Anti-Benjamin, Anti-Bethel, and Anti-Samaria Polemic in the Book of Hosea Read against the Background of the Early Persian Period Chapter 3: The Pervasiveness of the Judahite Dual Theme of Exile-Return in the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date Chapter 4: The Traditions of ‘Israel' in the Book of Hosea: Evidence for a Post-Monarchic Date and Judahite Provenance BibliographyIndex

James M. Bos earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, USA, in 2011. He is currently a Visiting Instructor of Religion at the University of Mississippi, USA.

A thoroughly interesting study.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Anti-Monarchical Ideology of the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date of Composition and Judahite Provenance Chapter 2: The Anti-Benjamin, Anti-Bethel, and Anti-Samaria Polemic in the Book of Hosea Read against the Background of the Early Persian Period Chapter 3: The Pervasiveness of the Judahite Dual Theme of Exile-Return in the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date Chapter 4: The Traditions of ‘Israel' in the Book of Hosea: Evidence for a Post-Monarchic Date and Judahite Provenance BibliographyIndex

James M. Bos earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, USA, in 2011. He is currently a Visiting Instructor of Religion at the University of Mississippi, USA.

A thoroughly interesting study.

• IntroductionChapter 1: The Anti-Monarchical Ideology of the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date of Composition and Judahite Provenance Chapter 2: The Anti-Benjamin, Anti-Bethel, and Anti-Samaria Polemic in the Book of Hosea Read against the Background of the Early Persian Period Chapter 3: The Pervasiveness of the Judahite Dual Theme of Exile-Return in the Book of Hosea as Evidence for a Persian-Period Date Chapter 4: The Traditions of ‘Israel' in the Book of Hosea: Evidence for a Post-Monarchic Date and Judahite Provenance BibliographyIndex