| Medieval Exegesis in Translation: Commentaries on the Book of Ruth Contributor(s): Smith, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1879288680 ISBN-13: 9781879288683 Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Commentary - General |
| Dewey: 222.35 |
| LCCN: 96029069 |
| Series: Commentary |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.5" W x 10.8" (0.55 lbs) 90 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings together and translates from the medieval Latin a series of commentaries on the biblical book of Ruth, with the intention of introducing readers to medieval exegesis or biblical interpretation. . . . Ruth is the shortest book of the Old Testament, being only four chapters long. It is partly for this reason that it lends itself so well to a short book introducing medieval exegesis; but it is also of interest in itself. Ruth poses a number of exegetical problems, including the basic one of why such an odd book, in which God never appears as an actor, and with a central character who was not an Israelite but a Moabite outsider, and a woman at that, should find a place in the canon of Scripture. |