Day 97 - Tuesday of Easter Week
Read | Tuesday | April 7 | Ruth 1:1 – 4:12 Date | From the Conquest to the Kings, the period of the Judges extends some 200 to 300 years. Background | In the Hebrew canon, Ruth appears after the book of Proverbs as an example of the “woman of valor” or “capable” woman mentioned in Proverbs 31:10 (the same phrase appears in Ruth 3:11 ). In the Christian canon, however, Ruth is a bridge from the chaos the ends the book of Judges to the story of David that begins in 1 Samuel. Whichever larger canonical placement the book of Ruth is given, Ruth tells the story of King David’s surprising ancestry. Through a series of unexpected circumstances, Ruth becomes the great-grandmother of David. ... More click here from Center of Biblical Studies about Ruth. “Landscape with Ruth and Boaz” (detail), Joseph Anton Koch, 1823 Read | Famine; return to Bethlehem; sons die; Ruth the Moahbite does not want to leave; Naomi changes name to Mara because...