Book of Ruth

Selected full-text books and articles on this topic at Questia

Scrolls of Love: Reading Ruth and the Song of Songs
Peter S. Hawkins; Lesleigh Cushing Stahlberg. Fordham University Press, 2006

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Wisdom Literature: Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes, and Esther
Roland E. Murphy. W.B. Eerdmans, 1981

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The Book of Ruth as Exegetical Literature
Fischer, Irmtraud. European Judaism, Vol. 40, No. 2, Autumn 2007

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Rabbinic Readings of Ruth
Magonet, Jonathan. European Judaism, Vol. 40, No. 2, Autumn 2007

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Assertive Biblical Women
William E. Phipps. Greenwood Press, 1992

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 5 "Naomi and Ruth"

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The Feminine Unconventional: Four Subversive Figures in Israel's Tradition
André Lacocque. Fortress Press, 1990

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 6 "Ruth"

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How to Read the Bible
Marc Zvi Brettler. Jewish Publication Society, 2005

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 26 "'Why Are You So Kind...When I Am a Foreigner?': Ruth vs. Esther"

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God, Gender, and the Bible
Deborah F. Sawyer. Routledge, 2002

Librarian’s tip: "Ruth" begins on p. 80

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Kings & Prophets: Monarchic Power, Inspired Leadership, & Sacred Text in Biblical Narrative
Cristiano Grottanelli. Oxford University Press, 1999

Librarian’s tip: Chap. I "The King's Grace and the Helpless Woman: Ruth, Charila, Sita"

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Eros and the Jews: From Biblical Israel to Contemporary America
David Biale. Basic Books, 1992

Librarian’s tip: "Ruth: Sexual Subversion and the Origins of King David" begins on p. 13

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With Reverence for the Word: Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Jane Dammen McAuliffe; Barry D. Walfish; Joseph W. Goering. Oxford University Press, 2003

Librarian’s tip: Chap. 8 "Typology, Narrative, and History: Isaac ben Joseph ha-Kohen on the Book of Ruth"

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The Voices of Ruth and Naomi: Cultural Transformation through Librettos and Music. (Dimensions of Jewish Music)
Leneman, Helen. European Judaism, Vol. 35, No. 2, Autumn 2002

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