''Hosea'' is a [[book]] in the [[Old Testament]]. It is the first of what are considered the "Minor Prophets" ("minor" relating only to the length of the books, which are shorter than most of the books of the Major Prophets; Lamentations the only exception but it is considered Major due to common authorship with Jeremiah). | ''Hosea'' is a [[book]] in the [[Old Testament]]. It is the first of what are considered the "Minor Prophets" ("minor" relating only to the length of the books, which are shorter than most of the books of the Major Prophets; Lamentations the only exception but it is considered Major due to common authorship with Jeremiah). |