Ruth: From Alienation to Monarchy

In this fluent and penetrating study of the Book of Ruth, Yael Ziegler provides a masterful primer on how to read biblical narratives with sensitivity and depth, using recent methodological breakthroughs in the study of Tanakh. Beyond providing an eye-opening reading of a familiar biblical book, the author creatively demonstrates that midrashic readings can reveal deep strata of textual meaning, and combines these insights with classical and contemporary scholarship to uncover the religious messages of this beautifully crafted story. In Ruth: From Alienation and Monarchy, modern techniques of literary analysis and rabbinic homilies merge to yield common insights into themes such as leadership, redemption, identity, and social morality.

Author: Yael Ziegler
Publisher: Maggid
Published: 01/15/2015
Pages: 506
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 2.00d
ISBN13: 9781592643776
ISBN10: 1592643779
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Old Testament | General
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | Old Testament
- Religion | Biblical Commentary | Old Testament | General