Hosea: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

Anderson, Francis I and David Noel Freedman

ISBN 10: 038500768X / ISBN 13: 9780385007689

Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. [1980], Garden City, N. Y., 1980

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A smart first edition/second printing in Fine condition with lightly soiled edges and slightly bumped lower tail of spine in a Very Good clipped dust jacket with discolored panel seams, chipped upper and lower edges and minimal yellowing of back panels. Black cloth bound volume with handsome silver leaf embossing. [i-x] xi-xiii [xvi] [1-2] 2-699 [700-702] pp; A non denominational translation and treatise on the Bible's Old Testament book of the prophet Hosea embracing the concept of a new style of Bible (The Anchor Bible) with content and research materials are contained in a single volume; The Anchor Bible; 24; 8vo; 699 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hosea: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc. [1980], Garden City, N. Y.
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 038500768X
• ISBN 13: 9780385007689
• Binding: 1/4 Cloth
• Edition: First Edition; Second Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

"Hosea, Volume 24" in the "Anchor Bible" series of new, book-by-book translations of the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha is a collaboration by world-renowned scholars Francis I. Andersen and David Noel Freedman.The authors' treatment of "Hosea" consists of: Introduction - a review and rethinking of Hosea research that offers a fascinating interpretation of the prophet's life and work; Translation - based on one of the oldest of prophetic writings, this new translation of "Hosea" is unique in so far as the literary integrity of the text is scrupulously adhered to; Notes - for both scholar and general reader there is cultural and linguistic information which sets each passage within the sociohistoric context of eighth century B.C.E. (Hebrew vocabulary, syntax, and poetic language are examined in an effort to confront one of the most obscure sections of biblical literature); and, Illustrations - eight pages of photographs will take the reader through the ancient days of the Middle Bronze Age into the wonders of the Iron Age in which Hosea lived.

About the Author

Francis I. Andersen, Professor of Religion at the University of Queensland in Australia, is recognized worldwide as a premier scholar of the Hebrew Bible. David Noel Freedman is Professor of Biblical Studies at both the University of Michigan and the University of California, San Diego. He is the general editor and, with W.F. Albright, the cofounder of the Anchor Bible series