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The Story of Naomi--The Book of Ruth : From Gender to Politics.

The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rath...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Giles, Terry
Otros Autores: Doan, William J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Eugene : Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2016.
Colección:Biblical performance criticism.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rather a story told with a very different purpose in mind. Before Ruth, there was the Story of Naomi, a subversive story designed to challenge a male-dominated status quo. Through comedy, sarcastic irony, and unparalleled rhetorical skill the Naomi storyteller holds up for inspection social gender roles and the p.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (218 pages)
ISBN:9781498206181
1498206182