In the Old Testament we read God s word as it was spoken to his people Israel. Today, thousands of years later, we hear in these thirty-nine books his inspired and authoritative message for us.
The Book of Ruth appears in the Bible in the Ketuvim (Writings) section. It tells the story of Ruth and Naomi, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who are bound together by tragedy and love.
Ruth, a young woman living in a rural Illinois town, looks back on the people who have shaped her life, including her runaway father, shrewish mother, and crazy husband
Told through limericks, The Book of Ruth is a collection of mini-stories: humorous anecdotes of a hip midwestern grandma named Ruth.
From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Excellent Lombards and A Map of the World, this is “an extraordinary story of a family’s disintegration [that] will be compared to Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres” (People).
The book of Ruth contains one of the Bible's best-known and most-loved stories.
An original adaptation of the Biblical book of Ruth.
In Israel it was allowed that a male relative who was very close or most closely connected in blood relation had the privilege or responsibility to act for a relative who was in danger, trouble or in need of vindication.God was Israel's ...
The Book of Ruth addresses modernity in all its complexity. Benjamin Segal, author of previous biblical commentaries, unlocks the book's literary structure and lasting import, while drawing on classical and modern sources.
This delightful version of The Book of Ruth includes the full text from the Complete Jewish Bible on the left page of the two-page spread.
The way back to life and the overcoming of this world is through the life which Jesus lived.