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The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת רוּת, Megillath Ruth, "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel.[1]
It narrates the story of Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, who return to Bethlehem after the deaths of their husbands, where Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi leads to her marriage to Boaz. Their son Obed becomes the grandfather of King David.
Written in Hebrew during the Persian period (c. 550-330 BCE),[2][3] the book is generally considered by scholars to be a work of historical fiction.[4][5] Evangelical scholarship holds that the book is a historical short story.[6]
The book is held in esteem by Jewish converts, as is evidenced by the considerable presence of Boaz in rabbinic literature. It also functions liturgically, as it is read during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot ("Weeks").[7]
- ^ Coogan 2008, p. 8.
- ^ Grabbe 2004, p. 105.
- ^ Schipper, Jeremy (2016). Ruth: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Yale University Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780300192155.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lau, Peter H. W. (2023). The Book of Ruth. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4674-6577-9.
- ^ Atteridge 2006, p. 383.
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