(e.g., Korpel, 219–21; Zenger, 9–18), and significant debate remains about whether 4:7, 18–22 are later redactions. Source analysis has not had a significant effect on recent Ruth scholarship, although occasional attempts exist (Brenner, 1993b; Glanzmann). Although the author of Ruth never identifies herself or himself, a number of theories about the author’s gender, ethnicity, social status, political investments, and so on have flourished within Ruth scholarship. A Talmudic tradition attributes