Wilch, John R. <br/><br/>
Ruth /John R. Wilch. 

 - St. Louis, Mo. :  Concordia Pub. House,  (c)2006. 
 - xl, 418 pages ;  27 cm. 
 - Concordia commentary. .
<br/><br/>Introduction --  The story --  Simple narrative --  Complex situation --  Orality --  Historical account --  Wisdom source --  The setting --  Historical dates --  The judges --  The genealogy --  Date of writing --  Place in the canon --  The text --  Textual difficulties --  Literary unity --  The crux --  The purpose --  The last word : David --  Opposition to David --  Conversion --  Defending David --  The motifs --  Fidelity --  Redemption --  Patriarchal parallels --  Women --  Storytelling --  Suspense --  The hidden God --  Piety --  Honor and shame --  Philoxenia --  The theology --  Christotelic interpretation --  Providence --  Faith --  Human agency --  E. sacrifice --  Substitution --  Redemption --  Suffering --  Cross-cultural witness --  The relevance --  Crisis --  Fidelity --  Prayer --  Love --  Service --  Righteousness --  Sexuality --  The law's spirit --  Fulfillment --  Evangelism --  Naomi : evangelism by love --  Boaz : evangelism by acceptance --  David : evangelism by leadership. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780570063889 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006004921 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Ruth--Commentaries.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Old Testament Bible Study. Old Testament Commentaries. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Commentaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1315  / .R884 2006 BS1315