The Structure Of The Book Of Ruth

Author : M.C.A. Korpel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004494398

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The Structure of the Book of Ruth by M.C.A. Korpel Pdf

Series: Pericope, 2 The Book of Ruth reads like a novel. Scholars agree on the literary virtuosity of its author, but are deeply divided about the way she or he has structured the work. For the first time ever, The Structure of the Book of Ruth makes use of hitherto neglected evidence from ancient Hebrew, Greek, Syriac and Latin manuscripts in an attempt to create a more objective basis for discussions about the book’s structure. This type of structural analysis is a powerful new tool in the hands of Bible scholars. Structural irregularities appear to elucidate the redactional history of the Book of Ruth. Structural breaks and links appear to function as markers indicating a certain understanding of the text to the exclusion of other possibilities. The question of divine justice comes out as the central theme of the book. Is it justified to accuse God of injustice, as Naomi did? The time when this problem was most virulent was the exilic and post-exilic period. Naomi appears to stand for the old Zion, the embittered widow of Lamentations 1. Ruth is a personification of the new Zion, the bride whom her divine husband will marry again. The remarkable openness to an active role of foreigners and women in the restoration of Israel is a deliberate protest against the draconic measures of Ezra and Nehemiah against marriages with foreign women.

Author : Peter S. Hawkins,Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780823225712

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Scrolls of Love by Peter S. Hawkins,Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg Pdf

Scrolls of Love is a book of unions. Edited by a Christian and a Jew who are united by a shared passion for the Bible and a common literary hermeneutic, this volume joins two biblical scrolls and gathers around them a diverse community of interpreters. Respectful of traditional biblical scholarship, the collection of essays moves beyond it; alert to contemporary trends, the volume returns venerable interpretive tradition to center stage. Most significantly, it is interfaith, bringing together two communities that have read their Bibles in isolation from one another, in ignorance of the richness of the others traditions.

Author : Jacob Martin Myers
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Bible
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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the linguistic and literary form of the book of ruth by Jacob Martin Myers Pdf

Author : Robert L. Hubbard
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802825265

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The Book of Ruth by Robert L. Hubbard Pdf

In the Old Testament we read God s word as it was spoken to his people Israel. Today, thousands of years later, we hear in these thirty-nine books his inspired and authoritative message for us. These twin convictions, shared by all of the contributors to The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, define the goal of this ambitious series of commentaries. For those many modern readers who find the Old Testament to be strange and foreign soil, the NICOT series serves as an authoritative guide bridging the cultural gap between today s world and the world of ancient Israel. Each NICOT volume aims to help us hear God s word as clearly as possible. Scholars, pastors, and serious Bible students will welcome the fresh light that this commentary series casts on ancient yet familiar biblical texts. The contributors apply their proven scholarly expertise and wide experience as teachers to illumine our understanding of the Old Testament. As gifted writers, they present the results of the best recent research in an interesting manner. Each commentary opens with an introduction to the biblical book, looking especially at questions concerning its background, authorship, date, purpose, structure, and theology. A select bibliography also points readers to resources for their own study. The author s own translation from the original Hebrew forms the basis of the commentary proper. Verse-by-verse comments nicely balance in-depth discussions of technical matters textual criticism, critical problems, and so on with exposition of the biblical writer s theology and its implications for the life of faith today.

Author : William A. Tooman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725262713

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(Re)reading Ruth by William A. Tooman Pdf

The book of Ruth seems simple. It is the tale of a poor Moabite widow who relocates to Bethlehem and finds security there when she marries Boaz, a wealthy Israelite man. Although the plot is simple, the book’s message is elusive. Re(reading Ruth) demonstrates how careful attention to the book’s structure, allusions, wordplay, and location in the canon can reveal the dynamic ways that it engages with other biblical stories and how that engagement shapes its message.

Author : Ronald M. Hals
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The theology of the Book of Ruth by Ronald M. Hals Pdf

Author : Joyce G. Baldwin
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Bible
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Haggai Zechariah and Malachi by Joyce G. Baldwin Pdf

Author : Adele Berlin
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 1575060027

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Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin Pdf

Poetics, the "science" of literature, makes us aware of how texts achieve their meaning. Poetics aids interpretation. If we know how texts mean, we are in a better position to discover what a particular text means. This is a book which offers fundamental guidelines for the sensitive reading and understanding of biblical stories. - Back cover.

Author : Raphael Patai
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 081432651X

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The Jewish Mind by Raphael Patai Pdf

A landmark exploration of Jewish history and culture. First published in 1977, The Jewish Mind provides a penetrating insight into the complex collective reality of the Jewish people. Raphael Patai examines how six great historical encounters, spanning three millennia, between the Jews and other cultures led to both change and continuity in Jewish communities throughout the global diaspora. A timeless analysis by a prominent scholar. Patai, a noted cultural anthropologist and historian, drew on a lifetime of research and personal experience to explore the contemporary Jewish mind in its many manifestations, including an exploration of the notion of Jews as a race, an investigation into Jewish intelligence and talents, as discussion of Jewish self-hate, and a profile of Jewish personality and character. An insightful new foreword by Ari L. Goldman. Bestselling author and journalist Ari L. Goldman places the book in the context of recent turbulent events, especially in the Middle East, and confirms Patai's conclusion that Judaism remains enormous value to humankind. Goldman calls the book "a brilliant and absorbing survery of everything poured into the Jewish mind over the millennia." The Jewish Mind is a towering work of scholarship that remains relevant to anyone trying to understand Jewish culture and society around the world today. Book jacket.

Author : Benjamin J. Segal,Rabbi Benjamin J Segal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9657023270

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The Book of Ruth by Benjamin J. Segal,Rabbi Benjamin J Segal Pdf

The Book of Ruth is one of the most appealing to modern biblical interpreters, touching as it does on so many subjects of current concern: the emergence of female equality, the significance of legal evolvement, the acceptance of the outsider, to name a few. Benjamin Segal, author of earlier biblical commentaries (on the Song of Songs, Psalms, and Ecclesiastes,) here undertakes the difficult and controversial task of deciphering the original literary import of this exciting engaging book. Following a verse- by- verse commentary, this volume offers a new overview of the Book of Ruth, framed as: a series of revolutionary changes described via a once-upon-a-time ideal:, a former time when all seemed perfect, if only for a moment. At that time and place, women assumed an equal role in societal leadership, foreigners were to be acceptedwelcomed, historical precedents represented faults to be overcome (notrather than permanent stains), the law bent yielded to humane societal concerns , kindness was rewarded, and God' s will was carried out by men and women. Rabbi Segals suggests that in each case the book text itself indicates that change did not endure. As is true in idealistic literatures of other societies, Every two steps forward brought one step back (as is the case in idealistic literatures of other societies). However, biblical tradition would never be the same, as a glimpse of the ideal moment became a permanent cultural inheritance. Historical idyll became ongoing challenge. This commentary is an invitation to the reader to reenter the dialogue between modernity and ideals.

Author : Elizabeth Ahlman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0758644396

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Ruth by Elizabeth Ahlman Pdf

This womens Bible study offers an in-depth examination of the purpose of the Book of Ruth and how God used the people in the narrative to show us His plan of salvation. A verse-by-verse analysis, Ruth: More than a Love Story explores themes, motifs, and context and provides thorough interpretation.

Author : Christopher Ash
Publisher : Christian Focus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1527100073

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Teaching Ruth and Esther by Christopher Ash Pdf

Unwraps the messages of Ruth and Esther Shows the loving-kindness of the covenant God Preaching and Bible study notes for each chapter

Author : Jane Hamilton
Publisher : HMH
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547523590

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The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton Pdf

PEN/Hemingway Award Winner: An “enthralling” novel of a woman trapped within a tragically dysfunctional family (Entertainment Weekly). From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Excellent Lombards and A Map of the World, this is “an extraordinary story of a family’s disintegration [that] will be compared to Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres” (People). It follows Ruth Grey, a young woman in a tiny Illinois farm town, who has lost her father to World War II, and constantly faces her unhappy mother’s wrath—when she isn’t being ignored in favor of her math-prodigy brother. As Ruth navigates her lonely life, she strives to find happiness and pleasure where she can, but the world may conspire to defeat her. “A sly and wistful, if harrowing, human comedy . . . [An] original voice in fiction and one well worth listening to.” —The Boston Sunday Globe “Unforgettably, beat by beat, Hamilton maps the best and worst of the human heart and all the mysterious, uncharted country in between.” —Kirkus Reviews “Hamilton’s story builds to a shocking crescendo. Her small-town characters are as appealingly offbeat and brushed with grace as any found in Alice Hoffman’s or Anne Tyler’s novels.” —Glamour

Author : Jan de Waard,Eugene Albert Nida
Publisher : American Bible Society
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110683732

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A Handbook on the Book of Ruth by Jan de Waard,Eugene Albert Nida Pdf

Verse-by-verse analysis of Ruth with commentary by recognized biblical translation experts. Focuses on critical words and phrases, explaining accepted interpretations, noting how various translations have handled passages, and explaining the nuances of the Hebrew original text.

Author : Ruth Goring
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781514001073

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Isaiah and the Worry Pack by Ruth Goring Pdf

It's bedtime again, but Isaiah can't sleep. It seems he's got too many things on his mind: things he’s worried about. So Mom helps Isaiah imagine what it would be like if each of his worries were a block that he could stash in his backpack. As Isaiah imagines hiking through the woods carrying his worry pack, he discovers the joy and relief of trusting Jesus with everything—especially those worries. This tender story written by Ruth Goring, paired with Pamela C. Rice's warm illustrations, will be enjoyed by children and the adults who read with them. Also included is a note from the author to encourage further conversation about the content. Discover IVP Kids and share with children the things that matter to God!