Ruth: A Continental Commentary

by André LaCocque

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800695151
• ISBN13: 9780800695156
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.7"