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100 1 _aWilch, John R.
245 1 0 _aRuth /
_cJohn R. Wilch.
260 _aSt. Louis, Mo :
_bConcordia Pub. House,
_cc2006.
300 _axl, 418 p ;
_c27 cm.
490 0 _aConcordia commentary
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- The story -- Simple narrative -- Complex situation -- Orality -- Historical account -- Wisdom source -- The setting -- Historical dates -- The judges -- The genealogy -- Date of writing -- Place in the canon -- The text -- Textual difficulties -- Literary unity -- The crux -- The purpose -- The last word : David -- Opposition to David -- Conversion -- Defending David -- The motifs -- Fidelity -- Redemption -- Patriarchal parallels -- Women -- Storytelling -- Suspense -- The hidden God -- Piety -- Honor and shame -- Philoxenia -- The theology -- Christotelic interpretation -- Providence -- Faith -- Human agency -- E. sacrifice -- Substitution -- Redemption -- Suffering -- Cross-cultural witness -- The relevance -- Crisis -- Fidelity -- Prayer -- Love -- Service -- Righteousness -- Sexuality -- The law's spirit -- Fulfillment -- Evangelism -- Naomi : evangelism by love -- Boaz : evangelism by acceptance -- David : evangelism by leadership.
630 0 0 _aBible.
_pRuth
_vCommentaries.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006004921.html
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