TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nielsen,Kirsten
TI  - Ruth: a commentary 
T2  - The Old Testament library
SN  - 0664220924 (acidfree paper)
AV  - BS1315.3 .N54 1997
U1  - 222.35077 NIE 20
PY  - 1997///]
CY  - Louisville, Ky.
PB  - Westminster John Knox Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Ruth
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xiv) and indexes
N2  - The book of Ruth is one of the Bible's most enduring and beloved stories. At first glance, the story appears to be a simple tale of hardship and good fortune, but a close reading of the short book yields wonderful new insights. Kirsten Nielsen's comments on the book of Ruth paint a rich and subtle portrait of the characters involved in the story. She carefully traces the many connections between this biblical book and the wider context of other biblical passages, including earlier stories such as the story of Judah and Tamar, and later adaptations such as the Targum to Ruth. Nielsen provides the reader an entry to this nuanced intertextual world
ER  -