[PDF] Gleaning Ruth eBook

Author : Jennifer L. Koosed
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611172055

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The biblical story of Ruth celebrates the power to begin life anew, to gather what has been scattered, to glean what one needs. In this original approach to understanding an ancient love story, Jennifer L. Koosed crafts a multifaceted portrait of the Old Testament character of Ruth and of the demanding agricultural world in which her story unfolds. Highlighting the most complex aspects of the book—the relationships Ruth has with her mother-in-law, Naomi; sister-in-law, Orpah; future husband, Boaz; and infant son, Obed—Koosed explores the use of pairings to define Ruth's aspirational fortitude. Koosed also touches on the narrative's questions of sexuality, kinship, and law as well as the metaphoric activities of harvest that serve to advance the plot and illuminate the social and geographic context of Ruth's tale. From the private world of women to the public world of men, Koosed guides readers through the book of Ruth's revealing glimpses into the sociology of the ancient Hebrew world. The study concludes with a discussion of the postbiblical fascination with Ruth and her later representations in a variety of literary and visual media. Koosed's approach is eclectic, employing a host of methodologies from philology and theology to literature, folklore, and feminism. Thoughtful of the interests of both scholarly and lay audiences, Koosed presents inviting and compelling new insights into one of the Old Testament's most enigmatic characters.

Author : Alice L. Laffey
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814679862

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This volume, using multiple methods, seeks to bring together the best scholarship and insight-Jewish and Christian, past and present-that has contributed to our understanding and appreciation of the biblical book of Ruth. As a feminist commentary, it is particularly sensitive to issues of relationship and inclusion, power and agency. In addition to the voices of the primary co-authors, Alice Laffey and Mahri Leonard-Fleckman, the volume incorporates and integrates important contributing voices from diverse contemporary social contexts and geographical locations. In sum, the commentary seeks to allow Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz to speak again for the first time.

Author : Adam J. Howell
Publisher : Lexham Academic
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1683595580

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Maintain your Hebrew. Too often, a former Hebrew student is a lapsed Hebrew student. The paradigms, the syntactical forms, and even the alphabet can be hard to recall. The way to make Hebrew stick, like any language, is to continue to put it to use. In Ruth: Guide to Reading Biblical Hebrew, Adam J. Howell helps intermediate readers of Hebrew work through the text of Ruth with exegetical and syntactical aids. With Howell as a guide, students will be able to mine the riches of the Hebrew text to appreciate the literary and theological significance of the book of Ruth.

Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Christian Fellowship Publishers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 1987-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0935008683

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This book contains the miscellaneous unpublished writings of the noted Chinese pastor/writer, Watchman Nee, gathered by his faithful followers after his death and presented to the public in book form.

Author : Lisa Brittain
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781976767722

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31 Days of Gleaning with Ruth: Questioning My Way Through a Famine Season is an interesting combination of devotional and Bible study based on the Old Testament book of Ruth. Author Lisa Brittain uses a unique 'one-word' focus to daily zoom in on specific Scripture text, and through the one-word reveal applicability to daily modern life. The author has a transparent and vulnerable style of writing, which compares and contrasts examples from her own life to Scripture truths found in the lives of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. You'll find yourself gleaning truth for your own life as you participate in the text and the questions located in the 'Ponder' section at the end of each day's devotional.

Author : Carolyn Custis James
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2018-02-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1683590813

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The ancient book of Ruth speaks into today's world with astonishing relevance. In four short episodes, readers encounter refugees, undocumented immigrants, poverty, hunger, women's rights, male power and privilege, discrimination, and injustice. In Finding God in the Margins, Carolyn Custis James reveals how the book of Ruth is about God, the questions that surface when life falls apart, and how God reaches into the margins and chooses two totally marginalized women who, in the eyes of the patriarchal culture, are zeros. Against the backdrop of disturbing issues in today's world, this bracing narrative puts on display a radical gospel way of living together as human beings that shouts the Kingdom of God, foreshadows Jesus' gospel, and raises the bar for men and women, then and now.

Author : Kenneth C. Way
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493405357

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Focused Biblical Scholarship to Teach the Text The Teach the Text Commentary Series utilizes the best of biblical scholarship to provide the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. The carefully selected preaching units and focused commentary allow pastors to quickly grasp the big idea and key themes of each passage of Scripture. Each unit of the commentary includes the big idea and key themes of the passage and sections dedicated to understanding, teaching, and illustrating the text. The newest Old Testament release in this innovative commentary series is Kenneth C. Way's treatment of Judges and Ruth.

Author : Stuart Halpern
Publisher : Maggid
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592645183

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A wide-ranging collection of essays inspired by the Book of Ruth. In this volume, contemporary scholars, educators, and community leaders offer their readings of Ruth and insights into its themes, through the prisms of their respective academic interests and professional fields. The topics of these essays range from poetry to populism, social work to American history, elder care to conversion to contemporary immigration.--Publisher's website.