This book contributes to the study of Hosea 6:6 ("For what I desire is love and not sacrifice, and I prefer knowledge of God to burnt offerings") and its reception in ancient Jewish and Christian writings. Some of the articles contained in this book address the verse itself and the use made of it in the Sibylline Oracles, Gospel of Matthew, rabbinic writings, and patristic literature. Other articles deal with the notion of sacrifice in Philo and with the notion of mercy in the Septuagint, the Gospel of Luke, and Greek literature.
Eberhard Bons, Dr. phil. (1988), University of Mainz, Dr. theol. (1993), Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule St. Georgen, Frankfurt, Habilitation à diriger les recherches (2000), teaches Old Testament Exegesis at Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg (France).
"This is a well-conceived and well-executed volume that introduces hermeneutical tradition in an accessible, exciting way." â D.V. Edelman, in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (2005)