God's Enduring Love in the Book of Hosea: A Synchronic and Diachronic Analysis of Hosea 11:1-11 (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament 2.Reihe)

Joy Philip Kakkanattu provides an exegetical theological analysis of Hosea 11:1-11 through a synchronic and diachronic reading. Detailed critical notes accompany the translation of the text from Hebrew. In the detailed exegesis, special attention is given to study of the key terms theologically significant in Hos 11:1-11 against the context of the whole book. The exegesis shows that in Hos 11:8-9 it is not the repentance of Yahweh that causes the withholding of His anger against Israel, but Yahweh's constancy in His election of Israel as His son. The author concludes that the parent metaphor employed in Hos 11:1-11 speaks in terms of parent-child relationship expressing the Yahweh-Israel relationship. Cover Titel Acknowledgements Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction 0.1 Overview of Research on the Book of Hosea 0.2 Methodology 0.3 A Brief Survey of the Study PART I Chapter 1: Translation of Hosea 11,1–11 1.1 Translation 1.2 Textual Critical Notes Chapter 2: Exegetical Analysis Of Hosea 11,1–11 2.0 Delimitation and Structure of Hos 11,1–11 2.1 Hos 11,1 2.1.1 The Meaning of נַעַר 2.1.2 The Verb אהב 2.1.3 “From Egypt I Called My Son” (מׅמׅמּׅצְרַיִם קׇרׇאתִי לִבְנִי ) 2.2 Hos 11,2 2.2.1 The Meaning of בַּעַל 2.2.2 The Nuances of the Verbs זבח and קטר 2.2.3 Meaning of פֶּסֶל) פׇּסׅיל) 2.3 Hos 11,3 2.3.1 “They Have not Realised (ידע) That I Healed (רפא) Them” 2.4 Hos 11,4 2.4.1 Meaning of חַבְלֵי אׇדׇם and עֲֹבתוֹת אַהֲבׇה 2.4.2 The Images of Lifting up a Child and Bending down to feed 2.5 Hos 11,5 2.5.1 Meaning of “Return to Egypt” 2.6 Hos 11,6 2.7 Hos 11,7 2.7.1 Role of Verse 7: Transitional 2.7.2 Meaning of תְּלוּאׅים לׅמְשׁוּבׇה 2.8 Hos 11, 8–9 2.8.1 Hos 11,8 2.8.1.1 “My Heart Recoils Within Me” (נֶהְפַּךְ עׇלַי לׅבּׅי) 2.8.1.2 “My Entrails Become Altogether Warm” (יַחַד נׅכְמְרוּ נׅתוּמׇי) 2.8.2 Hos 11,9 2.8.2.1 The Meaning of “My Fierce Anger” (חֲרוֹן אַפּי) 2.8.2.2 “I Will not Return to Destroy” (לאׄ אׇשׁוּב לְשַׁחֵת) 2.8.2.3 “God I Am and Not Man; the Holy One in Your Midst” 2.9 Hos 11,10–11 2.9.1 Hos 11,10 2.9.1.1 “As a Lion He Will Roar” (כְּאַרְיֵה יׅשְׁאׇג) 2.9.2 Hos 11,11 Conclusion Chapter 3: Major Theological Themes of Hos 11 in Relation to the Book of Hosea 3.1 The Historical Retrospect: its Meaning and Scope 3.1.1 The Exodus: the Foundational Event of the Election 3.1.2 Yahweh’s Election Versus Israel’s Rejection 3.1.3 The Purpose of Historical Retrospect 3.2 The Sin of Israel 3.2.1 Faulty Worship 3.2.1.1 Baal Worship 3.2.1.2 Idolatry 3.2.2 Lack of Knowledge (לא ידע) 3.2.2.1 Knowledge of God (דַּעַת אֱלהׅׄים): its Meaning in Hosea 3.2.2.2 “Knowledge of God” and “Knowledge of Yahweh”: an Evaluation 3.2.2.3 Knowledge of God in the Light of Hos 11,3 3.3 The God of Hosea 3.3.1 Yahweh, the Loving Parent 3.3.1.1 The Theological Meaning of the Metaphor 3.3.2 Yahweh, the Holy One Among Humans PART II Chapter 4: History of Redaction of Hosea 11 in the Context of the Book of Hosea 4.1 Major Studies 4.1.1 J. Jeremias 4.1.2 G.I. Emmerson 4.1.3 G.A. Yee 4.1.4 M. Nissinen 4.1.5 Th. Naumann 4.1.6 R. Albertz 4.2 Major commentators 4.2.1 F.I. Andersen and D.N. Freedman 4.2.2 G.I. Davies 4.2.3 A.A. Macintosh Evaluation and Conclusion Chapter 5: The Book of Hosea in Relation to the Book of the Twelve Prophets Summary and Concluding Reflection Summary Concluding Reflection Bibiliography Source Index Author Index Subject Index Joy Philip Kakkanattu provides an exegetical and theological analysis of an important and difficult text of the Old Testament through a synchronic and diachronic reading. Detailed critical notes, which discuss the textual difficulties, accompany the translation of the text from Hebrew. In the detailed exegesis, special attention is given to study of the key terms theologically significant in Hos 11:1-11 against the context of the whole book. The exegesis shows that in Hos 11:8-9 it is not the repentance of Yahweh that causes the withholding of His anger against Israel, but Yahweh's constancy in His election of Israel as His son. More than a change of heart, the decision not to execute the deserved judgement witnesses Yahweh's divine nature. Special attention is dedicated to the parent metaphor employed in Hos 11:1-11. It is concluded that more than expressing the Yahweh-Israel relationship as a father-son relationship, the text speaks of it in terms of parent-child relationship. In the diachronic analysis, the author deals with the origin and formation of Hos 11:1-11. Joy Philip Kakkanattu bietet eine exegetische Analyse von Hosea 11,1-11, indem er den Text synchron und diachron liest. Die Übersetzung aus dem Hebräischen ist mit detailierten kritischen Bemerkungen versehen. In der ausführlichen Exegese konzentriert sich der Autor besonders auf die Untersuchung der theologischen Schlüsselbegriffe, die für Hos 11,1-11 im Zusammenhang des ganzen Buches wichtig sind. Die Erklärung zeigt, daß es in Hos 11, 8-9 nicht Jahwes Barmherzigkeit ist, die seinen Zorn gegen Israel zurückhält, sondern seine Beständigkeit in seiner Wahl Israels als seinen Sohn. Der Autor zeigt abschließend, wie die Eltern-Metapher, die in Hos 11,1-11 verwendet wird, das Verhältnis von Jahwe zu Israel ausdrückt