Ruth (Wisdom Commentary Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814681077 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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. As a feminist commentary, it is particularly sensitive to issues of relationship and inclusion, power and agency. In sum, the commentary seeks to allow Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz to speak again for the first time.
"Laffey and Leonard-Fleckman have produced a thoroughly researched, readable, and engaging commentary on the book of Ruth. It is refreshing to see diverse views presented without competition, revealing, without the usual one-upmanship of academic discourse, a rich layering of interpretive possibilities.". The authors guide the reader through a variety of opinions, whether from the enlightening contributing voices' included throughout or from the occasional disagreements of the lead authors themselves