The Christian interpretations of the prophet Hosea in the light of the mystery of Christ follow three ways. Firstly, the life of the prophet and his marriage to an adulterous woman (Hos 1:2-9) was seen as a typological prefiguration of the marriage of Christ and the Church (Hos 2:9,21-22). Secondly, some verses have been interpreted on the historical level as a prophetic annunciation of the coming of Christ, containing his teachings (Hos 6:6) or foretelling events of his life (Hos 6:2; 9:12; 11:10). Finally, on the symbolic level, some literary motifs have been connected in a metaphorical way with the mystery of Christ (Hos 6:3; 10:12; 13:3).
Keywords:
Biblical Hermeneutics, the christological interpretation of the Old Testament, The Book of Hosea, symbolism
Bardski, K. (2017). The Christological Interpretation of Hosea in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Collectanea Theologica, 86(4), 193–204. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2016.86.4.09
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2016.86.4.09
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