John Calvin on Hosea *Special Episode*: Is the Story of Hosea and Gomer Historic?
Calvin ends his first lecture on Hosea by asking whether Hosea really married a prostitute. Highlighting difficulties in the text, Calvin concludes the prophet spoke in a parable, not intending us to believe that he actually took Gomer as his wife.
John Calvin on Hosea *Special Episode*: Is the Story of Hosea and Gomer Historic?
Calvin ends his first lecture on Hosea by asking whether Hosea really married a prostitute. Highlighting difficulties in the text, Calvin concludes the prophet spoke in a parable, not intending us to believe that he actually took Gomer as his wife.