num_pages: 331
description: This thorough commentary mines recent research to give the Book of Ruth's literary, grammatical, and theological dimensions a rigorous treatment. Hubbard pays particular attention to the skillful literary devices and unique theological perspective of Ruth, using them to propose a new date and purpose for the book. By affirming the story's outcome as a divine providence, Hubbard says, the writer of Ruth sought to counter opposition to the Davidic monarchy during Solomon's reign.
language: English
title: The Book of Ruth
titlecomplete: The Book of Ruth
genres: Theology, Reference, Old Testament, Christian, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 95
series: The New International Commentary on the Old Testament
publisher: Eerdmans