{"product_id":"reading-ruth-leon-kass-9781589881587","title":"Reading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Through a close reading of the Book of Ruth, Leon Kass and Hannah Mandelbaum transform how we see the story and how we see ourselves. A marvelous gem of a book.\"--Russ Roberts \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough close reading and responsive commentary, \u003ci\u003eReading Ruth: Birth, Redemption, and the Way of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e vivifies this much-loved biblical text, enabling readers to imagine how a widowed woman from an alien nation becomes the ancestress of the greatest Israelite king. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the authors (granddaughter and grandfather) also show, the Book of Ruth is about much more than the Cinderella-like rise of a woman from misery to glory. Ruth's story sheds light on certain enduring questions of human life, and on the Hebrew Bible's answers to those questions: the meaning of national membership and identity; the nature and limits of female friendship, marital love, and familial obligations; the importance of attachment to the land; and, especially, the redemptive powers for human life of childbirth, loving-kindness, and loyal devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leon Kass, Hannah Mandelbaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589881583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589881587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2021 pg. 4","brand":"Leon Kass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047382577407,"sku":"9781589881587","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27833957-3080-44a5-ac9f-587df882edd6.jpg?v=1684989888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-ruth-leon-kass-9781589881587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}