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Ruth

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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 upholding memory to ward off the loss of identity.

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160706958

222.35 FEN r

Z. HANDIMAN

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Call Number

222.35 FEN r

Publisher

Nashville : Abingdon Press., 2012

Collation

152p.; 23 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4267-4625-3

Classification

222.35

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Edition

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Subject(s)

RUTH (OT)

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