"But if such deep sensitivity to evil is to be called hysterical, what name should be given to the abysmal indifference to evil which the prophet bewails?" Part 1: Chapter 1: Page 5

"How deeply Hosea must have sensed the pathos of God to have been able to convey such dreadful words against his own people whom he loved so deeply." Part 1: Chapter 3: Page 57

"Unlike the nations of the world, Israel is reprimanded not only for arrogance and moral iniquity, but also for idolatry and the abandonment of God." Part 1: Chapter 4: Page 117

"To extricate the people from despondency, to attach meaning to their past and present misery, was the task that the prophet and God had in common." Part 1: Chapter 8: Page 193

"Perhaps the answer lies here: righteousness is not just a value; it is God's part of human life, God's stake in human history." Part 1: Chapter 11: Page 253

"The prophets never identify...