Compromising Redemption (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781608991570)

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

Author: Danna Nolan Fewell, David Miller Gunn
ISBN-10: 1608991571
ISBN-13: 9781608991570
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d