Gleaning Ruth A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives
Koosed, Jennifer L.
Gleaning Ruth A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives Jennifer L. Koosed - U.S.A The University of South Carolina Press 2011 - 173tr. Hardcover, Illustration 24 cm - Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament .
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
9781570039836
Religion -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament
Bible -- Ruth
Bible -- Criticism and Interpretation
222.3506 / K75-J54
Gleaning Ruth A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives Jennifer L. Koosed - U.S.A The University of South Carolina Press 2011 - 173tr. Hardcover, Illustration 24 cm - Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament .
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
9781570039836
Religion -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament
Bible -- Ruth
Bible -- Criticism and Interpretation
222.3506 / K75-J54