John Chrysostom’s Interpretation of the Book of Ruth in His Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew
This article examines John Chrysostom’s interpretation of Ruth, highlighting how he frames her as a marginal yet important figure within the late antique Christian discourse on gender, power, and ethnicity. While Chrysostom is often labelled a literalist interpreter, his reading of Ruth demonstrates...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 61-77 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations HB Old Testament HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBE Anthropology RE Homiletics |
| Further subjects: | B
Ruth
B early Christian biblical interpretation B ancient gender B John Chrysostom B Anti-judaism B ancient ethnicity B Asceticism |
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