God and Israel – A Marriage in Crisis?

About this episode

Prof Lloyd Lewellyn-Jones discusses the book of Hosea with Dr Charlie Hadjiev, exploring its themes and historical context.

This week in the Biblical Time Machine, Prof Lloyd Lewellyn-Jones sits down with Dr Charlie Hadjiev to discuss Hosea, one of the most evocative, troubling and hopeful books of the Hebrew Bible. They cover questions like: When and where was Hosea written?How was adultery viewed in the ancient world? How can Paul Ricour’s hermeneutics shed light on the text? Does Hosea present God as an abusive husband? Dr Charlie Hadjievis a lecturer in biblical studies at St Padarn’s Inst...

People in this episode

Host: Prof Lloyd Lewellyn-Jones

Guest: Dr Charlie Hadjiev

Topics covered

• Hosea
• Hebrew Bible
• adultery
• hermeneutics
• God
• ancient world

Keywords

• Hosea
• Hebrew Bible
• adultery
• Paul Ricour
• hermeneutics
• God
• ancient world

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St Padarn’s Institute

Books & works: Hosea

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