1:1 In the days when the judges ruled. Some see in this setting, coupled with the return of a small portion of an Israelite family to the land and the virtue of the main characters of Ruth, the idea of a faithful remnant for Israel (cf. Gen 45:7; 1 Kgs 19:14, 18; 2 Kgs 19:30–31; Isa 10:20–21; Rom 11:3–4). But the concept of God’s faithful remnant amid the turbulent Judges period is not a theme emphasized by the narrative
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