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Ruth, a tale of human kindness and just dealing far beyond the norm, contains elements that for centuries have been the subject of debate. With a sprightly translation and a commentary rich in informed speculation, Professor Campbell considers the questions of layman and scholar alike. Finding no overt mighty acts, the layman asks, “Why was Ruth included in the Bible at all? Where is God?”...

McLean. The Old Testament in Greek, I (Cambridge University Press, 1917), part IV, 887–97. Bruno, Arvid. Die Bücher Josua-Richter-Ruth: Eine rhythmisch Untersuchung (Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell, 1955), pp. 197–210, 244–45. Bruppacher, Hans. “Die Bedeutung des Namens Ruth,” Theologische Zeitschrift 22 (1966), 12–18. Burrows, Millar. “The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth,” JBL 59 (1940), 445–54. Campbell, Edward F., Jr. “The Hebrew Short Story: Its Form, Style and Provenance,” in A Light Unto My Path:
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