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Introductions

On-line Resource H.L. Ellison, Men Spake from God, 2nd edn.. Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1958. Pbk. ISBN: 085364 0165. pp.160. To read the whole book, click here.
On-line Resource Norman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Mercy and Sacrifice. A Study of the Book of HoseaNorman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Mercy and Sacrifice. A Study of the Book of Hosea. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1953. Hbk. pp.126. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Snaith Family]

Commentaries

On-line Resource Samuel Rolles Driver [1846-1914], The Minor Prophets II. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. The Century BibleSamuel Rolles Driver [1846-1914], The Minor Prophets II. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.337. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Anderon & Freedman: HoseaF.L. Anderson & David Noel Freedman, Hosea. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1980. Hbk. ISBN: 038500768X. pp.699. One of the best commentaries on any biblical book - Tremper Longman III
Book or monograph H. Daniel Beeby, Hosea: Grace Abounding. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0905312953. pp.189.
On-line Resource Sydney Lawrence Brown [1880-1947], The Book of HoseaSydney Lawrence Brown [1880-1947], The Book of Hosea with Introduction and Notes. Westminster Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1932. Hbk. pp.146. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Trent C. Butler, Holman Old Testament Commentary - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, MicahTrent C. Butler, Holman Old Testament Commentary - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2005. ISBN: 9781433674297. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly M. Daniel Carroll, Thomas E. McComiskey, Tremper Longman III & David E. Garland, "Hosea, Amos, Micah,"M. Daniel Carroll, Thomas E. McComiskey, Tremper Longman III & David E. Garland, "Hosea, Amos, Micah," The Expositor's Bible Commentary, rev. edn. Grand Rpaids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310531906. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Thomas Kelly Cheyne [1841-1915], Hosea with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesThomas Kelly Cheyne [1841-1915], Hosea with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1899. Hbk. pp.132. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Graham I. Davies, Hosea. The New Century Bible Commentary. Graham I. Davies, Hosea. The New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans / London: Marshall Pickering, 1992. Pbk. pp.315. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly J. Andrew Dearman, The Book of HoseaJ. Andrew Dearman, The Book of Hosea. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. ISBN: 9781467423731. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Harper: Amos and HoseaWilliam Rainey Harper, Amos and Hosea. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1990. Hbk. ISBN: 0567050181. pp.608.
On-line Resource Robert Forman Horton [1855-1934], The Minor Prophets I: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah.The Century BibleRobert Forman Horton [1855-1934], The Minor Prophets I: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah.The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.196. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Duane A. Garrett, Hosea, JoelDuane A. Garrett, Hosea, Joel. The New American Commentary, Vol. 19A. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1997. ISBN: 9781433675720. pp.320. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Hubbard: HoseaD.A. Hubbard, Hosea. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0851118437. pp.234.
Book or monograph C.F. Keil & Franz Delitzsch [1813-1890]. Minor Prophets, Commentary on the Old Testament in Ten Volumes, Vol. 10. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
Book or monograph Garrett: Hosea-JoelDuane Garrett, Hosea-Joel. New American Commentary, Vol. 18A. Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996. Hbk. ISBN: 0805401199. pp.320.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Mayer I. Gruber, Hosea: A Textual CommentaryMayer I. Gruber, Hosea: A Textual Commentary. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN: 9780567671752. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource William Rainey Harper [1856-1906], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea. The International Critical CommentaryWilliam Rainey Harper [1856-1906], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1905. Hbk. pp.424. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly David A. Hubbard, HoseaDavid A. Hubbard, Hosea. Tyndale Old Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2015. ISBN:,9781783592593. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Kidner: The Message of HoseaDerek Kidner, The Message of Hosea: Love to the Loveless. The Bible Speaks Today. Leicester: IVP, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0851107303. pp.144.
Book or monograph King: Amos, Hosea, Micah: An Archaeological CommentaryPhilip King, Amos, Hosea, Micah: An Archaeological Commentary. Westminster John Knox Press, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0664240771. pp.180.
Book or monograph Limburg: Hosea-JonahJames Limburg, Hosea-Jonah. Interpretation. John Knox, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 0804231281. pp.201.
Book or monograph Minor ProphetsT. McComisky, "Hosea," in T. McComisky, editor, The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary, Vol. 1. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0801062853.
Book or monograph H. McKeating, Amos, Hosea, Micah. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge University Press, 1971. Pbk. ISBN: 0521096472.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Mays: Hosea, a CommentaryJames Luther Mays, Hosea. Old Testament Library. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 1969. ISBN: 9781611645088. pp.190. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Joshua Moon, HoseaJoshua Moon, Hosea. Apollos Old Testament Commentary. London: Apollos, 2018. ISBN: 9781783595334. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Conrad Von Orelli [1846-1912], The Twelve Minor Prophets. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1897. Hbk. pp.405. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Henry Robert Reynolds [1825-1896], "Hosea," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 5. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1884. Hbk. pp.411-434. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Melville Scott [1827-1898], The Message of Hosea. London: SPCK, 1921. Hbk. pp.151. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 10: Hosea to Malachi, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.1-167.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Daniel J. Simundson, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah: Minor Prophets. Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries. Abingdon Press, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 0687342449. pp.352.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Gary V. Smith, Hosea, Amos, Micah. The NIV Application CommentaryGary V. Smith, Hosea, Amos, Micah. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310872672. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Adam Smith [1856-1942], The Book of the Twelve Prophets: Vol. 1, Amos, Hosea, MicahGeorge Adam Smith [1856-1942], The Book of the Twelve Prophets: Vol. 1, Amos, Hosea, Micah, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. Hbk. pp.440. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Norman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Amos, Hosea and Micah. Epworth Preacher's CommentariesNorman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Amos, Hosea and Micah. Epworth Preacher's Commentaries. London: The Epworth Press. 1956. Hbk. pp.112. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Snaith Family]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Stuart: Hosea-Jonah Douglas Stuart, Hosea-Jonah, Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 31. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310585879. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Hosea (Bob Utley)
Book or monograph Bruce Vawter, Amos, Hosea, Micah, with an Introduction to Classical Poetry. Old Testament Message. Michael Glazier, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0814652425. pp.169.
Book or monograph Wolff: HoseaHans Walter Wolff, Hosea. Hermeneia. Fortress, 1974. Hbk. ISBN: 0800660048. pp.259.

Other Studies on Hosea

Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James M. Bos, Reconsidering the Date and Provenance of the Book of HoseaJames M. Bos, Reconsidering the Date and Provenance of the Book of Hosea. The Case for Persian-Period Yehud. London: Bloomsbury, 2013. ISBN: 9780567068897. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource When is a Day Not a Day?An Exegetical Note on Hosea 6:2 (Robert I Bradshaw)
Book or monograph Walter Brueggemann, Tradition for Crisis: A Study in Hosea. John Knox, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0804201811.
Article in Journal or Book Stephen G. Burnett, "Exegetical Notes Hosea 9:10-17," Trinity Journal 6.2 (1985): 211-214.
Book or monograph Martin J. Buss, The Prophetic Word of Hosea: A Morphological Study. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 111. Berlin: Töpelmann, 1969.
Article in Journal or Book Martin J. Buss, "Tragedy and Comedy in the Latter Prophets," Semeia 32 (1984): 71-82.
Article in Journal or Book Kevin J. Cathcart, "Targum Jonathan to Hosea 1-3," Irish Biblical Studies 10.1 (1988): 37-43.
Book or monograph Dwight R. Daniels, Hosea and Salvation History: The Early Traditions of Israel in the Prophecy of Hosea. De Gruyter, 1990. Hbk. ISBN: 3110121433. pp.148.
On-line Resource Andrew Bruce Davidson [1831-1902], Biblical and Literary Essays, 2nd edn. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. pp.82-104. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book J. Day, "Pre-Deuteronomic Allusions to the Covenantt in Hosea and Psalm LXXVIII," Vetus Testamentum 36 (1986): 1-12.
Article in Journal or Book Walther Eichrodt, "The Holy One in Your Midst: The Thology of Hosea," Lloyd Gaston, translator, Interpretation 15 (1961): 259-75.
On-line Resource H.L. Ellison, "The Message of Hosea in the Light of his Marriage," The Evangelical 41.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969): 3-9. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Grace I. Emmerson, Hosea: An Israelite Prophet in Judean PerspectiveGrace I. Emmerson, Hosea: An Israelite Prophet in Judean Perspective. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1984. ISBN: 9780567173539. pp.224. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book F.C. Fensham, "The Marriage Metaphor in Hosea for the Relationship Between God and His People (Hos. 1:2-9)," Journal of North West Semitic Languages 12 (1984): 71-78.
Article in Journal or Book P.A. Forseth, "Hosea, Gomer, and Elective Grace," Reformed Journal 35 (1985): 15-18.
Article in Journal or Book A. Gelston, "Kingship in the Book of Hoseä," Oudtestamentische Studiën 19 (1974): 71-85.
Article in Journal or Book Stuart A. Irvine, "The Threat of Jezreel," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 57.3 (1995): 494-503.
Article in Journal or Book J.G. Janzen, "Metaphor and reality in Hosea 11," Semeia 24 (1982): 7-44.
Article in Journal or Book John H. Johansen, "The Prophet Hosea: His Marriage and Message," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 14.3 (1971): 179-184.
On-line Resource Walter C. Kaiser Jr., "Inner biblical exegesis as a model for bridging the 'then' and 'now' gap: Hos 12:1-6," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 28.1 (March 1985): 33-46.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Kelle: Hosea 2: Metaphor and Rhetoric in Historical PerspectiveBrad E. Kelle, Hosea 2: Metaphor and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective. Society of Biblical Literature - Academia Biblica, 20. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hbk. ISBN: 9004146695. pp.372.
On-line Resource Derek Kidner, "The Way Home: An Exposition of Hosea 14," Themelios 1.2 (Spring 1976): 34-36.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book P.A. Kruger, " Prophetic Imagery: On the Metaphors and Similes in the Book of Hosea," Journal of North West Semitic Languages 14 (1988): 143-51.
Article in Journal or Book J.L. Mays, "Response to Janzen: Metaphor and reality in Hosea 11," Semeia 24 (1982): 45-51.
Article in Journal or Book S. Mackenzie, "The Jacob Tradition in Hosea XII 4-5," Vetus Testamentum 36 (1986): 311-22.
On-line Resource Thomas E. McComiskey, "Hos 9:13 and the integrity of the Masoretic tradition in the Prophecy of Hosea," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33.2 (June 1990): 155-160.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Steve McKenzie, "Exodus Typology in Hosea," Restoration Quarterly 22 (1979): 100-108.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Words Remembered, Texts RenewedTakamitsu Muraoka, "Hosea III in the Septuagint Version," Jon Davies, Graham Harvey & Wilfred G.E. Watson, eds., Words Remembered, Texts Renewed: Essays in Honour of John F.A.Sawyer. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement No. 195. Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 1995. Hbk. ISBN: 1850755426. pp.242-252. Reprinted: London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 9780567532145. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Margaret S. Odell, "Who Were the Prophets in Hosea?" Horizons in Biblical Theology 18.1 (1996): 78-95.
Article in Journal or Book B. Peckham, "The Composition of Hosea," Harvard Theological Review 11 (1987): 331-52.
Book or monograph Harold Henry Rowley [1890-1969], Men of God. London, 1963.
Article in Journal or Book R.J. Reems, "Gomer: Victim of Violence of Vicxtim of Metaphor?" Semeia 47 (1989): 87-104.
On-line Resource Henry Wheeler Robinson [1872-1945], Two Hebrew Prophets. Studies in Hosea and EzekielHenry Wheeler Robinson [1872-1945], Two Hebrew Prophets. Studies in Hosea and Ezekiel. London: Lutterworth Press, 1948. Hbk. pp.125. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Gerald T. Sheppard, "Hosea the Statesman," Gary A. Tuttle, ed., Biblical and Near Eastern Studies: Essays in Honor of William Sanford LaSor. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Hbk. ISBN: 0802835007. pp.177-183.
Article in Journal or Book Duane Andre Smith, "Kinship and Covenant in Hosea 11:1-4," Horizons in Biblical Theology 16.1 (1994): 41-53.
Article in Journal or Book C. Van Leeuwen, "Meaning and Structure of Hosea X 1-8," Vetus Testamentum 53.3 (2003): 367-378.
Article in Journal or Book Moshe Weinfeld, "Hosea and Deuteronomy," in Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972. pp.366-70.
Article in Journal or Book David B. Wyrtzen, "The Theological Center of the Book of Hosea," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 564 (1984): 315-329.
Book or monograph Gale A. Yee, The Composition and Tradition in the Book of Hosea: A Redaction Critical Investigation. Scholars, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 1555400914.

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