Book of Hosea is a book of the Twelve Minor Prophets centered on Israel's infidelity and God's wounded, judging, healing, and persevering covenant love.[1]
Place in the Catholic canon
Book of Hosea is received by the Catholic Church as inspired and canonical Sacred Scripture.
Within the canon, the book belongs to the Twelve Minor Prophets. Its proper meaning is read within the unity of the whole Bible, the Church's living Tradition, and the coherence of revealed truth.
Content and theology
The book principally treats Israel's infidelity and God's wounded, judging, healing, and persevering covenant love. Its historical setting, literary forms, and compositional history are proper subjects of disciplined scholarship; no disputed modern authorship theory is itself an article of Catholic faith.
Catholic reading
The Church receives the book as the word of God in human words. Its literal sense grounds authentic spiritual and typological readings, and its fullest Christian interpretation is governed by the revelation of the Father in Jesus Christ without erasing Israel, the human author's meaning, or salvation history.[2]
References
- 1.USCCB Bible: Book of Hosea — Approved biblical text, introduction, and study notes
- 2.Dei Verbum — Dogmatic constitution on revelation, inspiration, and interpretation