Ruth

Informationen zum Autor K. C. Hanson (PhD Claremont Graduate School) is editor in chief at Wipf and Stock Publishers (Eugene, Oregon), after having taught biblical studies for sixteen years (1982-1998) and working as senior editor for biblical studies at Fortress Press (1998-2005). In addition to writing two volumes in the Proclamation series for Fortress, he compiled and edited seven volumes for Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies. He translated Andre LaCocque's Ruth from the French for the Continental Commentary series (Fortress, 2004) and Renate Bethge's Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Brief Life (Fortress, 2003). He also edited Sigmund Mowinckel's Religion and Cult(Cascade, 2012) and translatedand edited Hermann Gunkel's Elijah, Yahweh, and Baal (Cascade, 2014). Klappentext This volume provides a readable introduction to the narrative book of Ruth appropriate for the student! pastor! and scholar. LaCocque combines historical! literary! feminist! and liberationist approaches in an engaging synthesis. He argues that the book was written in the post-exilic period and that the author was a woman. Countering the fears and xenophobia of many in Jerusalem! the biblical author employed the notion of h.esed (kindness! loyalty! steadfast love)! which transcends any national boundaries. LaCocque focuses on redemption and levirate marriage as the two legal issues that recur throughout the text of Ruth. Ruth comes from the despised people of Moab but becomes a model for Israel. Boaz! converted to the model of steadfast love! becomes both redeemer and levir for Ruth and thus fulfills the Torah. In the conclusion to his study! the author sketches some parallels with Jesus' hermeneutics of the Law as well as postmodern problems and solutions.

Product details

• Authors: Andre Lacocque, K C Hanson, André Lacocque, K. C. Hanson, Andre (Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Lacocque, Andre/ Hanson Lacocque
• Assisted by: K. C. Hanson (Translation), K C Hanson (Translation)
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.11.2004
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism
• EAN: 9780800695156
• ISBN: 978-0-8006-9515-6
• Pages: 187
• Dimensions (packing): 17.8 x 23.5 x 1.9 cm
• Series: Continental Commentaries; Continental Commentaries
• Subjects: Christentum; Judentum; RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament; Religion - Commentaries / Reference