Ruth: From Alienation to Monarchy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781592643776)

In this fluent and penetrating study of the Book of Ruth, Yael Ziegler provides a masterful primer on how to read biblical narratives with sensitivity and depth, using recent methodological breakthroughs in the study of Tanakh. Beyond providing an eye-opening reading of a familiar biblical book, the author creatively demonstrates that midrashic readings can reveal deep strata of textual meaning, and combines these insights with classical and contemporary scholarship to uncover the religious messages of this beautifully crafted story. In Ruth: From Alienation and Monarchy, modern techniques of literary analysis and rabbinic homilies merge to yield common insights into themes such as leadership, redemption, identity, and social morality.

Author: Yael Ziegler
ISBN-10: 1592643779
ISBN-13: 9781592643776
Publisher: Maggid
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2015
Pages: 506
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 2.00d