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JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth

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ISBN-10: 082760744X

ISBN-13: 9780827607446

Edition: 2011

Authors: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Tikva Frymer-Kensky

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The moving story of Ruth, with its themes of loyalty, lovingkindness (hesed), and redemption, is one of the great narratives of the Bible. Socially, the Israelites were aware of their responsibility to protect the weak and unprotected among them. Redemption secures the life of the people as a community, not just as individuals. In this story, Boaz fills the familial obligation to marry the widow of a deceased relative who never was able to father children, both to continue the family line and protect an otherwise vulnerable woman. The authors provide a critical, line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks,…    
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Book details

List price: $36.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Publication date: 7/6/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 8.28" wide x 10.25" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Professor Sanford N. Katz , the inaugural holder of The Darald and Juliet Libby Chair, joined the Boston College Law School faculty in 1968 and teaches Family Law and Contracts. The Darald and Juliet Libby Chair is in honor of Michael G. Pierce, S.J. Professor Katz has served as Chairman of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, President of the International Society of Family Law and Editor-in Chief of the Family Law Quarterly. He is a member of various editorial boards of journals and, in addition to his published articles and books, has been the chief drafter of model child welfare legislation for the federal government. He is a Special Contributor and Consultant for Law…