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Ruth : a discourse analysis of the Hebrew bible / Daniel I. Block.

Block, Daniel Isaac, 1943- author.
2015
222.3507 B651r 2015
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Title
Ruth : a discourse analysis of the Hebrew bible / Daniel I. Block.
Author
Block, Daniel Isaac, 1943- author.
ISBN
9780310282983 (hardcover, printed)
0310282985 (hardcover, printed)
Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, [2015]
Language
English
Description
291 pages ; 24 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
40025617256
Call Number
222.3507 B651r 2015
System Control No.
(OCoLC)907181311
(OCoLC)907181311
Summary
Ruth is widely recognized as a superlative literary achievement of ancient Israel. With its sensitive portrayal of women in crisis, its admiration for a righteous man, and its profound theology of providence it offers hearers in every age a window into life in the ancient Near East, inspiration for good and godly living, and reason to wonder at the common roots of Israel's royal and messianic hope. Bridging the historical and theological gap between Judges and Samuel, the book of Ruth explains specifically first how David, the most important character in the Hebrew Bible, could emerge from the spiritual and ethical morass of the premonarchic period, and second to account for the Moabite blood in this king's veins. - Back cover.
Note
Includes indexes.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Series introduction
Author's preface and acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Select bibliography
Translation of Ruth
Introduction to Ruth
Commentary on Ruth
Appendix : A dramatic reading of the Book of Ruth
Scripture index
Subject index
Author index.
Series
Zondervan exegetical commentary on the Old Testament ; v. 8.
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