God Behind the Seen
Subtitle: expositions of the books of Ruth and Esther
By: A. Boyd Luter and Barry C. Davis
Contributors: Davis, Barry C.
Series: Expositor's guide to the Historical Books
Publisher: Baker
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780801090004
Copyright date: 1995
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ruth -- Commentaries.; Bible. O.T. Esther -- Commentaries.
Other titles: Expositons of the books of Ruth and Esther; Ruth and Esther; Ruth & Esther
Notes: Select bibliography on Ruth: pages 93-95. Select bibliography on Esther: pages 375-377.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Expositions of the Book of Ruth.; title: Introduction to Ruth; title: 1. Scene 1 : A dead-end shortcut (1:1-5); title: 2. Scene 2 : The long road back (1:6-22); title: 3. Scene 3 : Feeling lucky? (2:1-23); title: 4. Scene 4 : A heavenly and godly match (3:1-18); title: 5. Scene 5 : The old trap play (4:1-12); title: 6. Scene 6 : Getting the pressbox perspective (4:13-17); title: 7. Epilogue : Limbs on the original Christmas tree (4:18-22); title: Select bibliography on Ruth; title: Part two : Expositions of the Book of Esther.; title: Introduction to Esther; title: 8. The emperor's new clothes (1:1-9); title: 9. Pose or be deposed (1:10-22); title: 10. And the winner is... (2:1-16); title: 11. A marriage made in ... Susa (2:17-20); title: 12. The stage is set (2:21-23); title: 13. A death warrant (3:1-15); title: 14. Woebegone days (4:1-17); title: 15. A little gallows humor (5:1-14); title: 16. Egg on the face (6:1-14); title: 17. The death of despair (7:1-10); title: 18. Break out the Manischewitz (8:1-17); title: 19. Hang 10 ... or 75,000 (9:1-19); title: 20. A pur-fect day (9:20-32); title: 21. Exit stage (all) right (10:1-3); title: 22. The choreography of the Creator; title: Select bibliography on Esther