Ruth / edited by Rhiannon Graybill and Philippe Guillaume.

Other author Graybill, Rhiannon, 1984- editor.
Other author Guillaume, Philippe, 1960- editor.
Format Book
PublicationSheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT : Equinox , 2025.
Descriptionxi, 315 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThemes and issues in biblical studies
Contents Ruth or Routh? Introduction to the textual analysis of the book of Ruth / Philippe Guillaume, Rhiannon Graybill and William Krisel -- One plus one equals three: the economics of land shares according to Boaz / Philippe Guillaume -- The Torah in Ruth? -- Reading Ruth canonically as the central panel of a literary triptych / William Krisel -- After the idyll ends: Ruth and the uses of disappointment / Rhiannon Graybill -- Obed, son of Boaz, and Israelite: should Ruth be read through the lens of Deuteronomy's laws about Moabites? / Jonathan Thambyrajah -- Naomi and Ruth: a tale of two wives? / William Krisel -- It's a charming story of faithful living, but...: interpretative tensions in the book of Ruth / Rebecca Lindsay -- Wisdom in a time of prose: form, function, and the book of Ruth / Laura Quick -- Ruth and Moab: abjection and intimacy / Peter Sabo and Francis Landy -- The moral content of caring for oneself (first) / Jennifer J. Williams -- Who is the central character int eh book of Ruth? / Anthony H. Dekker and John T. Dekker -- Is ruth a rapist? The sexual victimization of Boaz / Jennifer Lehmann -- The story of Ruth according to Peter Comestor / Sara Moscone.
Abstract "The Book of Ruth is an all-time Bible favorite. This volume maps an uncompromising way forward between patriarchy and advocacy"-- provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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