Judah – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Chiasm in Ruth

By Peter Ould Posted on January 8, 2011 Posted in Chiasmus, Scripture No Comments Tagged with 14a, 14b, Answer God, Bethlehem, Boaz, Central Focus, Chapter 3, Chiasm, Daughters In Law, Discerning Reader, Faithfulness, First Steps, Generosity, Harvest C, Hebrew, Judah, Naomi, Orpah, Providence, Widows

Just spotted this via Discerning Reader – Chiastic structure of Ruth. Stuff like this makes me go all tingly – the beauty of the text. A (1:1-5) Emptied: family/home/provision; lost husband and 2 sons; no future; this section contains 71 …

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Ruth and Naomi – An exegesis

By Peter Ould Posted on March 17, 2009 Posted in Sexuality, Theology 38 Comments Tagged with Covenant, Covenants, Daughters In Law, Exegesis, Judah, Kindness, Moab, Mother In Law, People, Ruth And Naomi, Same Sex Relationships, Scriptures, Sister In Law, Two Daughters

Continuing the discussion of last week, I want to examine the covenant that Ruth makes with Naomi to see whether it can be used as any basis for celibate covenants. I understand that for some of my readers even contemplating …

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Chiasm in Ruth

Ruth and Naomi – An exegesis