The message of Ruth : the wings of refuge / David Atkinson.

By:

Atkinson, David John, 1943- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Atkinson, David John, 1943-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780851107400
9780877842941

Subject(s):

Bible. Ruth -- Commentaries

LOC classification:

BS1315 .M477 1985
BS1315

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Contents:

Going away (1:1-7) -- Coming home (1:8-22) --

Grace and gratitude (2:1-13) -- A place in the family (2:14-23) --

The levir and the goel -- Faith active in love (3:1-18) --

Love beyond law (4:1-12) -- We have a history (4:13-22).

Subject: The book of Ruth is a tale of charm and delight. Goethe called it 'the loveliest complete work on a small scale, handed down to us as an ethical treatise and an idyll.' Another writes, 'No poet in the world has written a more beautiful short story.' Theologically the story of Ruth is a story about God's providence. This David Atkinson demonstrates clearly in his passage-by-passage exposition. Back Cover

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Reference (Library Use ONLY)	G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE	RES	BS1315.3.A85 1985 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001791926

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Revised edition of: The wings of refuge. c1983.

Includes bibliographical references.

I. THE TEARS -- Going away (1:1-7) -- Coming home (1:8-22) --

II. THE WINGS OF REFUGE -- Grace and gratitude (2:1-13) -- A place in the family (2:14-23) --

III. THE KINSMAN-REDEEMER -- The levir and the goel -- Faith active in love (3:1-18) --

IV. THE REDEMPTION AND THE JOY -- Love beyond law (4:1-12) -- We have a history (4:13-22).

The book of Ruth is a tale of charm and delight. Goethe called it 'the loveliest complete work on a small scale, handed down to us as an ethical treatise and an idyll.' Another writes, 'No poet in the world has written a more beautiful short story.' Theologically the story of Ruth is a story about God's providence. This David Atkinson demonstrates clearly in his passage-by-passage exposition. Back Cover

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