Hosea 6:5 and the Decalogue

Abstract The relationship between the Decalogue (in Exod 20) and the oracles of Hosea has been the source of much speculation with regard to directions of influence, common sources, shared motifs, and the historical settings for their respective compositions. While some scholars have speculated that...

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Main Author: Leuchter, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-88
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Exodus 20 / Bible. Hosea 6,5 / Decalog / Assyria / Alternating effect / Prophet / Law / Inscription
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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Summary:Abstract The relationship between the Decalogue (in Exod 20) and the oracles of Hosea has been the source of much speculation with regard to directions of influence, common sources, shared motifs, and the historical settings for their respective compositions. While some scholars have speculated that the Decalogue informed Hosea’s oracles, a closer look at Hos 6:5 suggests that both textual traditions emerged from a response to the growing influence of Assyrian imperial inscriptions and political propaganda in the late 8th century BCE . Hosea 6:5 constructs a theology where YHWH also communicates through written inscriptions – reinforced by the voices of his prophetic agents – in protest of Assyrian cultural and political hegemony. This and other elements in the book of Hosea carry implications for the origins of the Decalogue, the role of Moses as its advocate/mediator, and the relationship between law and prophecy in late monarchic Israel.
ISSN:1568-5330
Contains:Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341440