Ruth: A CommentaryKirsten Nielsen's comments on the book of Ruth paint a rich and subtle portrait of its characters, carefully tracing the many connections between this story and other biblical passages, such as the stories of Judah and Tamar. This volume is a powerful addition to this critically acclaimed Old Testament Library series. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Intertextual Reading | 8 |
Historical Context | 21 |
Theological Themes | 29 |
Ruth gleans in Boazs field | 53 |
Ruth seeks out Boaz at the threshing floor | 66 |
Boaz marries Ruth who becomes the ancestress | 81 |
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action ancestress becomes begins belongs Bethlehem biblical birth blessing Boaz Boaz's Book of Ruth called chapter childless clear close comes context course create critic David demonstrated discussion election Elimelech employed ends example expect expression fact famine father favor field final follows foreign function further genealogy Genesis given gives glean hand husband important interpretation intertextuality Israel Judah Judges king kinsman-redeemer land later leave levirate marriage literary live marry meaning meeting mention Moab Moabite Naomi narrative Old Testament origins particular Perez period position possible present problem question reader reason redeemer reference regarded relation relative return home role Ruth's Sasson scholars seen similar situation sons speaks story structure Tamar threshing floor tion traditions translation tribes uncover understanding widow wish woman women Yahweh