RT Book T1 The Book of Ruth T2 New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT) A1 Lau, Peter H. W. 1972- LA English PP Chicago PB Eerdmans YR 2023 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839478802 AB Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Introduction -- I. Structure and Message -- II. Genre -- III. Authorship and Date -- A. Authorship -- B. Date of Composition -- C. Conclusions regarding the Dating of the Book of Ruth -- IV. Purpose -- V. Canonicity -- VI. The Hebrew Text -- VII. Theological Messages -- A. Names of God -- B. God's Providence -- C. Human Action -- D. The Cycle of Divine-Human Kindness -- E. God's Blessing -- VIII. Themes -- A. Applying the Law -- B. Ruth's Ethnicity and Israelite Identity -- IX. Ruth and the New Testament -- A. Matthean Genealogy -- B. Mission -- C. Redemption -- Text and Commentary -- Act 1: Death and Emptiness (1:1-22) -- A. The End of a Family Line in Moab (1:1-6) -- B. En route: Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth Dialogue (1:7-19a) -- C. Town Gate: Naomi Laments before the Townswomen (1:19b-22) -- Act 2: Seeking Short-Term Security (2:1-23) -- D. Home: Naomi Accepts Ruth's Plan (2:1-3) -- E. Boaz's Field: Encounter between Ruth and Boaz (2:4-17) -- F. Home: Naomi and Ruth Debrief (2:18-23) -- Act 3: Seeking Permanent Security (3:1-18) -- F′. Home: Ruth Accepts Naomi's Plan (3:1-5) -- E′. Threshing Floor: Encounter between Ruth and Boaz (3:6-15) -- D′. Home: Naomi and Ruth Debrief (3:16-18) -- Act 4: Redemption and Fullness (4:1-22) -- C′. Town Gate: Boaz Redeems before the Elders (4:1-12) -- B′. Home: Naomi and the Women Dialogue (4:13-17) -- A′. The Beginning of a Royal Line in Israel (4:18-22). OP 288 NO Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources CN 222/.3506 SN 9781467465779 K1 Electronic books K1 Kommentar