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The Reception of Hosea 1–3 Through the Centuries religions Article Family Dynamics, Fertility Cults, and Feminist Critiques: The Reception of Hosea 1–3 through the Centuries Bradford A. Anderson School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music, Dublin City University, D09 N920 Dublin, Ireland; [email protected] Abstract: This article examines a number of contested and contentious issues in the reception of Hosea 1–3, exploring how readers through the centuries have engaged with the interpretive challenges found in the initial chapters of this prophetic text. These include (1) debates concerning whether the marriage of Hosea and Gomer should be understood literally or figuratively; (2) questions concerning the identity of the woman in chp. 3 in relation to the events of chp. 1; (3) proposals on how to understand the metaphorical elements related to Hosea’s marriage and Israel’s infidelity; (4) ethical, theological, and rhetorical concerns raised by these chapters, including feminist critiques; (5) the place of Gomer’s children in the opening chapter of the book; (6) the themes and rhetoric of chp. 2, including the punishment and wooing of the wife and Israel; and (7) the role of Hos 1–3 in Jewish and Christian liturgical traditions. This study offers soundings from across historical, religious, and interpretive traditions that give a sense of the wide-ranging ways in which this book has been read and understood through the centuries. In particular, it highlights that while specific questions and issues related to Hosea have persisted through the years, the underlying interpretive assumptions and approaches to these questions have shifted considerably in various historical periods, which in turn has led to considerable diversity in the reception of this prophetic text. Citation: Anderson, Bradford A. Keywords: Hosea; Gomer; Hebrew prophets; reception history; history of interpretation; Judaism; 2021. Family Dynamics, Fertility Christianity; feminist interpretation; form criticism Cults, and Feminist Critiques: The Reception of Hosea 1–3 through the Centuries. Religions 12: 674. https:// doi.org/10.3390/rel12090674 1. Introduction Academic Editor: Franz Winter In the preface to his commentary on the book of Hosea, the church father Jerome (d. 420 CE) begins not with praise for the prophet, nor with a reminder of the significance Received: 19 July 2021 of the prophetic message. Rather, Jerome starts with an extended reflection of the var- Accepted: 18 August 2021 ious challenges this book poses for its readers. “If, in interpreting all the prophets, we Published: 24 August 2021 need the advent of the Holy Spirit,” he says, “ ... how much more, in interpreting the prophet Hosea, must we pray the Lord and say with Peter, ‘Expound to us this parable’” Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral (Jerome 2017, p. 148).1 Indeed, Jerome continues, this complexity is highlighted by the with regard to jurisdictional claims in final verse of the book, which asks, “Who is wise, and who can understand these things?” published maps and institutional affil- (Hos 14:10). These initial comments from Jerome point to the challenge of interpreting the iations. figurative and metaphorical dimensions of the book, particularly the command given to Hosea to marry a promiscuous woman as a sign of Israel’s unfaithfulness. But this leads to further ethical and moral issues for Jerome: “who would not be immediately scandalized at the beginning of the book and say: Hosea, the first of all the prophets, is commanded to Copyright: © 2021 by the author. take a prostitute as a wife, and he does not protest? He does not even feign unwillingness Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. ... does not wrinkle his forehead, does not witness to his grief by growing pale, does not This article is an open access article show his shame by blushing, but proceeds to the brothel and leads a whore to his bed” distributed under the terms and (Jerome 2017, p. 148). conditions of the Creative Commons While many disagree with the particulars of Jerome’s reading, his general unease and Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// apprehension as to how to proceed is common in the reception of Hosea. From antiquity, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). readers have struggled with historical, literary, ethical, and theological aspects of this first Religions 2021, 12, 674. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12090674 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions Religions 2021, 12, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 21 Religions 2021, 12, 674 While many disagree with the particulars of Jerome’s reading, his general2 of unease 20 and apprehension as to how to proceed is common in the reception of Hosea. From antiquity, readers have struggled with historical, literary, ethical, and theological aspects of this first book of the Minor Prophets, driven in large part by the opening three chapters of the book book of theand Minortheir purported Prophets, driven recounting in large of partthe byprophe the openingt’s domestic three life. chapters This ofarticle the book examines a and theirnumber purported of these recounting issues, exploring of the prophet’s how reader domestics through life. the This centuries article examineshave engaged a with numberthe of theseinterpretive issues, exploringchallenges how found readers in Hosea through 1–3.the In centuriesparticular, have the essay engaged explores with (1) de- the interpretivebates concerning challenges whether found in the Hosea marriage 1–3. In of particular, Hosea and the Gomer essay exploresshould be (1) understood debates liter- concerningally whetheror figuratively; the marriage (2) questi of Hoseaons concerning and Gomer the should identity be of understood the woman literally in ch. 3 orin relation figuratively;to the (2) events questions of ch. concerning 1; (3) proposals the identity on how of theto understand woman in chp. the metaphorical 3 in relation to elements the re- events oflated chp. to 1; Hosea’s (3) proposals marriage on and how Israel’s to understand infidelity; the (4) metaphorical ethical, theological, elements and related rhetorical con- to Hosea’scerns marriage raised andby these Israel’s chapters, infidelity; including (4) ethical, femini theological,st critiques; and (5) rhetorical the place concerns of Gomer’s chil- raised bydren these in the chapters, opening including chapter of feminist the book; critiques; (6) the (5)themes the placeand rhetoric of Gomer’s of ch. children 2, including the in the opening chapter of the book; (6) the themes and rhetoric of chp. 2, including the punishment and wooing of the wife and Israel; and (7) the role of Hos 1–3 in Jewish and punishment and wooing of the wife and Israel; and (7) the role of Hos 1–3 in Jewish and Christian liturgical traditions. Christian liturgical traditions. Although a number of studies have explored various aspects of the reception of Ho- Although a number of studies have explored various aspects of the reception of Hosea sea 1–3, these are often quite specific in either their subject matter or the timeframe being 1–3, these are often quite specific in either their subject matter or the timeframe being investigated (Rowley 1956; Kelle 2009); no recent attempt has been made to track the re- investigated (Rowley 1956; Kelle 2009); no recent attempt has been made to track the ception of these chapters from antiquity to the contemporary period. This exploration of reception of these chapters from antiquity to the contemporary period. This exploration of the reception of Hos 1–3 attempts to rectify this by offering soundings from across histor- the reception of Hos 1–3 attempts to rectify this by offering soundings from across historical, ical, religious, and interpretive traditions that give a sense of the wide-ranging ways in religious, and interpretive traditions that give a sense of the wide-ranging ways in which which this book has been read and understood through the centuries. While not exhaus- this book has been read and understood through the centuries. While not exhaustive, it tive, it highlights a number of contentious issues that have captured the imagination of highlights a number of contentious issues that have captured the imagination of readers from antiquityreaders tofrom the antiquity present day: to the from present how day: one from should how understand one should the understand description the of descrip- Gomer astion a womanof Gomer of as promiscuity, a woman of to promiscuity, how the book’s to how metaphorical the book’s dimensions metaphorical should dimensions be interpreted,should be to interpreted, what this account to what says this aboutaccount the says text’s about central the text’s characters—God, central characters—God, the prophet,the the prophet, woman, the the woman, children, the and children, Israel. and The Isra readersel. The and readers interpreters and interpreters outlined outlined in in what followswhat demonstratefollows demonstrate that while that specific while questionsspecific questions and issues and related issues torelated Hosea to have Hosea have persistedpersisted through through the years, the the years, underlying the underlying interpretive interpretive assumptions assumptions and approaches and approaches to to these questionsthese questions have shifted have considerablyshifted considerably in various in historicalvarious historical periods, periods, which in which turn has in turn has led to considerableled to considerable diversity diversity in the reception in the reception of this prophetic of this prophetic text. text. 2. Hosea’s2. Hosea’s Marriage Marriage and Gomer’s and Gomer’s Infidelity:
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