Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel - Brossura

Kass, Leon; Mandelbaum, Hannah

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ISBN 10: 1589881583 ISBN 13: 9781589881587

Casa editrice: Paul Dry Books Inc, 2021

Riassunto

“Through a close reading of the Book of Ruth, Leon Kass and Hannah Mandelbaum transform how we see the story and how we see ourselves. A marvelous gem of a book.”—Russ Roberts

"A thoughtful and thought-provoking book."—Booklist

Through close reading and responsive commentary, Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel vivifies this much-loved biblical text, enabling readers to imagine how a widowed woman from an alien nation becomes the ancestress of the greatest Israelite king.

As the authors (granddaughter and grandfather) also show, the Book of Ruth is about much more than the Cinderella-like rise of a woman from misery to glory. Ruth’s story sheds light on certain enduring questions of human life, and on the Hebrew Bible’s answers to those questions: the meaning of national membership and identity; the nature and limits of female friendship, marital love, and familial obligations; the importance of attachment to the land; and, especially, the redemptive powers for human life of childbirth, loving-kindness, and loyal devotion.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Paul Dry Books Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1589881583
• ISBN 13: 9781589881587
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 125
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile