Reading Ruth
Subtitle: Contemporary Women Reclaim a Sacred Story
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: October 11, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780345380333
Subjects: Christianity - History; Reference; Women's Studies; Social Science / Women's Studies; Old Testament - Single Book Studies; Sacred Texts As Literature; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Biblical teaching; Feminism; Judaism; Moral and religious aspects; Religious aspects; Religion
First sentence: THE WORD signifying Ruth's determination to stay with Naomi, "clung" (davka), astounds us in the biblical context because it suggests a permanent attachment.