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    Ruth, the Bible

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    The Book Ruth by Ingunn Merete Børresen   Ruth has 4 chapters.  The first: Ruth remains loyal to Naomi. The second: Ruth gleans in Boaz’s field. The third: Ruth follow Naomi’s plan. The fourth: Ruth and Boaz are married.  The book of Ruth is the Narrative of a love story‚ yet also has some important Genealogy. The timeline of this book is intertwined during the period of the Judges. The author was anonymous but some believe it was perhaps written by Samuel the prophet; however‚ it is unlikely

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    Book of Ruth

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    Ruth Author and Title The book is named for its main character‚ Ruth‚ a Moabite widow who married the Bethlehemite Boaz. She became an ancestor of King David (4:17‚ 22) and thus an ancestor of the Messiah (Matt. 1:1‚ 5–6). The author of Ruth is never named in the Bible. According to rabbinic tradition (Babylonian Talmud‚ Baba Bathra 14a–15b)‚ Samuel is the author. This is unlikely‚ however‚ since Samuel died before David actually became king‚ and Ruth 4:17–22 implies that David’s kingship was an

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    Book of Ruth

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    Julia Merryman CORE 110-V Lora Mendenhall Formal 3 Draft 1 November 26‚ 2012 Book of Ruth This is a love story‚ although it is not the usual love that recent fictitious novels depict. Most love stories are about two people‚ while this story is about three. It is about a more sacred and deep love that cannot be described by a word that has lost it’s meaning throughout the years. The word “love” has become an overused word that people use for everything. What I find discomforting is the

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    The Book Of Ruth

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    The book of Ruth opens to when there was a problem with a Jewish family. A famine that just stroke Bethlehem where it forces Elimelech and his wife Naomi‚ to move to Moab with their two sons to find food. They traveled into Moab and opened up a shop‚ ate some food‚ and lived there for nearly ten years. Moab is where their two sons find and marry these local girls named Oprah and Ruth where there life went really swell. Elimelech and his two sons die‚ and leaves Naomi‚ Ruth‚ and Oprah manless

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    Book of Ruth

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    to Moab. After Naomi‚ Ruth and Orpah are left as widows‚ they move back to Bethlehem-Judah‚ in Israel. Who are the Characters in the text? Elimelech- the husband of Naomi and father of Mahlon and Chilion Naomi- the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion Mahlon- son of Elimelech and Naomi Chilion- son of Elimelech and Naomi Ruth- wife of the Mahlon Orpah- wife of the Chilion Boaz- the relative of Elimelech and the second husband of Ruth Obed- son of Ruth and Boaz Write a brief

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    Prophets seem to have become a closed collection of books and status equal to that of the Law. Kethuvim (the Writings) "…contains the most diverse material…" (Harris‚ 6)‚ is a miscellaneous repository for all the books accepted later. It contains books of history‚ prophecy‚ wisdom‚ and poetry randomly tossed together in a mixed bag. Jewish books written in Greek such as the Apocrypha were not included as part of the canon of the Hebrew Bible. Apocalypses "…means an "uncovering" and "revelations"…(Harris

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    According to a biblical dictionary‚ the definition of Ruth is “satisfied”. This perfectly fits with who Ruth is‚ as her main goal was to satisfies those around her and in return she found herself to be satisfied. The book of Ruth teaches reader of selfless love and commitment. In Ruth 1:14-18‚ Ruth makes it clear that she will forever be bound to Naomi although they are not related by blood. She shows her acceptance in the misfortunes she has suffered but chooses to make the best out of that situation

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    Book Of Ruth Analysis

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    The Book of Ruth begins with this: “Now it came to pass‚ in the days when the judges ruled‚ that there was a famine in the land.” (Ruth 1:1 NKJV). Even though the times were bad during the judges‚ “one wonders how the Israelites could have gone so wrong” (Hill&Walton‚ 2009‚ p.245) understand that‚ “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6) or rather they did not follow the law. Judges is a story of a deteriorating nation‚ and as such‚

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    greater message and in the book of Ruth‚ it joins similar concepts to show their connection. The parallelism in Ruth‚ allows for a reader to reflect on the consistency of Ruth’s character and how it compensates for her foreignness. In a first reading‚ one might look over the fact that Ruth is from Moab because the text does not explicitly mention the tension carried with being a Moabite in Israel. But‚ to the original Jewish audience‚ Ruth’s ethnicity

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    PQCT: Ruth May Price Point/Purpose: The classic novel The Poisonwood Bible‚ by Barbara Kingsolver‚ features‚ among her three other sisters and mother‚ Ruth May Price‚ who is the 5 year old daughter of Reverend Nathan Price‚ who has been stationed in the Congo for a mission trip in the name of the Baptist Church in the year 1959‚ a time when many of the racial biases and attitudes toward Africans and women are still prevalent in the US‚ especially the Prices home state of Georgia. These biases

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