"All That You Have Done ... Has Been Fully Told to Me": The Power of Gossip and the Story of Ruth

The literary qualities of the book of Ruth are the subject of considerable scholarly attention. The aim of this article is to contribute to this research with particular reference to what Boaz says to Ruth, "All that you have done ... has been fully told to me" (2:11), where what he has le...

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Main Author: Esler, Philip Francis 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press [2018]
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2018, Volume: 137, Issue: 3, Pages: 645-666
Further subjects:B BOAZ (Biblical figure)
B Jewish women
B Gossip
B Bethlehem
B Bible. Ruth
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