TY - BOOK AU - Wilch,John R. TI - Ruth /John R. Wilch T2 - Concordia commentary SN - 9780570063889 AV - BS1315 .R884 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - St. Louis, Mo. PB - Concordia Pub. House KW - Bible KW - Ruth KW - Commentaries KW - Old Testament Bible Study KW - Old Testament Commentaries N1 - 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; 2; 2; https://ciu.libwizard.com/f/copyright-requests ER -