Testament. We read in the opening verse: ‘It came to pass in the days when the judges ruled’. These are words that we can read very quickly and pass them by; but they are of tremendous significance. This opening verse does not tell us at what point in the history of the judges the Book of Ruth was set, but we know from the New Testament that Boaz, who is to feature highly in the narrative, was the son of Rahab the prostitute. She believed in God and was saved at the destruction of Jericho by Joshua