Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Approaching Hosea 2 -- 2. Rhetoric and Metaphor in Historical Perspective -- Part 1. The Metaphors of Hosea 2 -- 3. The Marriage Metaphor -- 4. The Metaphors of the Wife/Mother, Fornication, and Adultery -- 5. The Metaphors of Lovers and Baal(s) -- Part 2. The Rhetoric of Hosea 2 -- 6. The Rhetorical Context of Hosea 2 -- 7. The Rhetorical Address of Hosea 2 (Part 1): Translation and the Prophet's Introduction (2:1-3) -- 8. The Rhetorical Address of Hosea 2 (Part 2) The Divine Speech (2:4-25) -- 9. Conclusion: Summary and Implications -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture References.