Exegesis Hosea 10: 5-6
Close Reading
Hosea is a prophetic book and like many books in this tradition, it is a critique of the current ways of the Israelites and an explanation of why their words and deeds are in error. One of the central images of Hosea 10: 5-6 is that of idolatry, specifically that of the "calf" at which the inhabitants of Samaria "tremble" despite the explicit prohibition of worshipping graven images in Exodus; the calf specifically recalls the idolatry of the golden calf while the Israelites were in exile in the… Continue Reading...
Brown (1994) offers an astute Christological analysis via a close and critical reading of scripture. A close reading allows for the contextualization of each Gospel, to resolve issues like conflicting or inconsistent imagery and anecdotes. With inconsistencies between the Gospels, it becomes imperative to piece together Jesus's core intentions and the meanings behind both His words and His actions. The need to understand scripture historically and linguistically is also apparent in the Brown analysis. In fact, Brown (1994) also points out the importance of historical and cultural context in interpreting Scripture. For example, attributions of "magical action," which is beyond "miracle," corresponds with the Greek "miracle… Continue Reading...
then the reasonableness according to the lemon law cannot be said to be maintained.
Thus, I would work out these two points by adhering to a close reading of the lemon law as it is written. It clearly provides the parameters for evaluating both of these concerns, and the only real issue is with the term “substantially,” but that is effectively covered by the first two conditions being met—those being the defect should be covered under warranty and should be still existing—i.e., it was not fixed—at least not within the specified amount of time required under the law.
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It would be possible to make a law that avoids or regulates the bait-and-switch problem without banning… Continue Reading...