Compromising Redemption

by Fewell, Danna Nolan; Gunn, David Miller

• ISBN13: 9781608991570
• ISBN10: 1608991571
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

We are interested in subverting the notion of "type" when it comes to biblical characters. We prefer, instead, To see the characters in Ruth as complex people, not merely built around a single primary trait, like loyalty, altruism, or generosity. People may exhibit conflicting traits and are often different people. There is no reason why the same should not be true of literary characters. Accordingly we have tried not to define the "selves" of this narrative too tightly, and if we have overdetermined them, we recognize that as a fault. In short, The characters of this story have far more diverse possibilities of life in the minds of readers than we can ever give them. --from the Introduction

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
A Lapful of Grain: Reading Ruth in a Biblical Collage
Between Moab and Israel	p. 23
The Harvest Field	p. 34
The Threshing Floor	p. 46
The Gate	p. 57
Epilogue	p. 63
Gleaning the Fields: A Literary-Critical Reading of Ruth
Naomi, The Widow of Elimelech	p. 69
Boaz, The Man of Worth	p. 83
Ruth, The Moabite Woman	p. 94
Notes
To Introduction	p. 109
To Part I	p. 111
To Part II	p. 120
Bibliography	p. 134
Indexes	p. 137
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