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Ruth a theological exposition of sacred scripture John R. Wilch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Concordia commentaryPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. Concordia Pub. House c2006Description: xl, 418 pages illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0570063884
  • 9780570063889
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BS1315.53 .W55 2006
  • BS1315.53 .W55 2006
  • BS491.3 .C66 v.8 2006
Contents:
Introduction -- The story -- Simple narrative -- Complex situation -- Orality -- Historical account -- Wisdom source -- The setting -- Historical dates -- The judges -- The genealogy -- Date of writing -- Place in the canon -- The text -- Textual difficulties -- Literary unity -- The crux -- The purpose -- The last word : David -- Opposition to David -- Conversion -- Defending David -- The motifs -- Fidelity -- Redemption -- Patriarchal parallels -- Women -- Storytelling -- Suspense -- The hidden God -- Piety -- Honor and shame -- Philoxenia -- The theology -- Christotelic interpretation -- Providence -- Faith -- Human agency -- Sacrifice -- Substitution -- Redemption -- Suffering -- Cross-cultural witness -- The relevance -- Crisis -- Fidelity -- Prayer -- Love -- Service -- Righteousness -- Sexuality -- The law's spirit -- Fulfillment -- Evangelism -- Naomi : evangelism by love -- Boaz : evangelism by acceptance -- David : evangelism by leadership.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xl) and indexes.

Introduction -- The story -- Simple narrative -- Complex situation -- Orality -- Historical account -- Wisdom source -- The setting -- Historical dates -- The judges -- The genealogy -- Date of writing -- Place in the canon -- The text -- Textual difficulties -- Literary unity -- The crux -- The purpose -- The last word : David -- Opposition to David -- Conversion -- Defending David -- The motifs -- Fidelity -- Redemption -- Patriarchal parallels -- Women -- Storytelling -- Suspense -- The hidden God -- Piety -- Honor and shame -- Philoxenia -- The theology -- Christotelic interpretation -- Providence -- Faith -- Human agency -- Sacrifice -- Substitution -- Redemption -- Suffering -- Cross-cultural witness -- The relevance -- Crisis -- Fidelity -- Prayer -- Love -- Service -- Righteousness -- Sexuality -- The law's spirit -- Fulfillment -- Evangelism -- Naomi : evangelism by love -- Boaz : evangelism by acceptance -- David : evangelism by leadership.

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