Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ruth

Name: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Ruth
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ISBN: 9781426746253

ISBN-10: 1426746253

ISBN-13: 9781426746253

Edition: 2012

Authors: Carolyn Pressler, Carol A. Newsom, C. L. Seow, Theodore Hiebert, Kathleen M. O'Connor

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from the Introduction: Described by Goethe as the most charming little whole of antiquity, Ruth has long been recognized for its literary quality. This beautifully composed narrative continues to attract readers across generations and boundaries of gender, class and ethnicity. In fact, the beauty of the book often distracts from the practical nature of the narrative. For all of its appeal, Ruth is, after all a story about family and survival. The marriage between Ruth and Boaz is a levirate marriage. The goal of this practice is to ensure the continuation and stability of the family line. Thus this charming little whole has as its subject preservation of life in the face of death and…

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List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 6/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.36" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Carol A. Newsom is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She was the 2011 President of the Society of Biblical Literature and is on the editorial advisory board for the Old Testament Library series by Westminster John Knox Press.



Acknowledgments


Foreword


Introduction



A Dialogue of Determination



Terms of Endearment



A Cloaked Covenant



A Dialogue of Identity


Conclusion


Select Bibliography


Subject Index