Ruth: a new translation with introduction and commentary / Jeremy Schipper.

Author: Schipper, Jeremy.

ImprintNew Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.

Descriptionxvii, 221 pages ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction. This commentary's translation of Ruth ; Literary contexts and genre(s) for Ruth ; Ruth's authorship and date of composition ; The narrator and narrative style ; The commentator and the focus of this commentary -- Bibliography -- Translation -- Notes and comments. Residing in Moab (1:1-7a) ; On the road (1:7b-19a) ; Arriving in Bethlehem (1:19b-22a) ; Ruth and Naomi's conversation (1:22b-2:2) ; In the field held by Boaz (2:3-17) ; Ruth and Naomi's conversation (2:18-23) ; Naomi's instructions (3:1-5) ; On the threshing floor (3:6-15) ; Ruth and Naomi's conversation (3:16-18) ; At the gate (4:1-12) ; The birth of Obed (4:13-17) ; The generations of Perez (4:18-22).

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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