“I Will Betroth Thee unto Me in Righteousness”
Class Member Reading: Hosea 1; 2; 3; 11; 13; 14
Additional Reading: Hosea 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 12
Other Reading: None
The book of Hosea presents a difficult mix of profound theology and historically situated abuse. Hosea teaches of God’s devotion to us and our responsibility to be faithful to Them and each other, but does so in the context of intensely troubling treatment of women and children.
This section covers the historical context of Hosea, prophetic symbolic actions, and implications of Hosea for our lives.
Jana and Natasha continue an insightful discussion on the themes of scripture and fidelity.
You can access the Annotated Reading here (or PDF).
You can access the Lesson Notes here (or PDF).
Thanks to James Estrada for audio post-production and ss always, thanks to Steven Nelson for the bumper music!
Engaging Gospel Doctrine 
Jared,
I write with kind intent because I feel that you are brilliant and offer some awesome insights that I find absolutely fascinating and illuminating. I’ve listened to your podcast from time to time and then have also heard you on Mormon Stories and Mormon Matters, and your manners are so distracting that I have a very hard time really hearing the cool insights you’re sharing. By manners I mean that you interrupt constantly, talk over your guests or fellow podcast contributors and then proceed to talk more than everyone else combined. It’s extremely frustrating and jarring to the nerves, not to mention disrespectful. You seem very anxious to share your ideas but the methods that you are using make it less likely for your ideas to produce the kind of impact you desire. I mean this, as I said, with kindness. I hope you find them useful. Good luck to you.
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Thank you, CC. These are issues I am aware of and want to get better at, and your comment is reminder to work even harder. I sincerely appreciate it.
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Truly, best of luck to you. And I hope that you’ll continue to share your insights with the world. 🙂
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