The proselyte and the prophet: character development in Targum Ruth
Contents -- Editor's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- General Abbreviations -- Rabbinic Texts -- Reference Works -- Sigla -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- The Book of Ruth -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- The Targum of Ruth -- Manuscript Tradition -- Translation -...
| Summary: | Contents -- Editor's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- General Abbreviations -- Rabbinic Texts -- Reference Works -- Sigla -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- The Book of Ruth -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- The Targum of Ruth -- Manuscript Tradition -- Translation -- Origins -- An Exegetical Commentary -- Chapter 2. Transcription and Translation -- Targum Ruth-Valmadonna No. 1 -- Chapter 3. Exegetical Commentary -- Tg. Ruth Chapter 1 -- Tg. Ruth 1:1-5-Prologue -- Translation Placing Ruth within Israel's Heilsgeschichte-The Theological Framing of Tg. Ruth -- נגיד-"Leader" or "Judge" -- The Ten Famines -- Boaz/Ibzan -- They Went Out -- Naomi's Husband Dies -- Naomi's Sons Marry and Die -- Tg. Ruth 1:6-14-Leaving Moab -- Translation -- God Remembered His People -- Acts of Kindness-חסד-- Tg. Ruth 1:15-18-The Conversion of Ruth -- Translation -- Ruth, the Proselyte -- The Examination -- Tg. Ruth 1:19-22-Naomi Returns -- Translation -- Naomi, Bitter of Soul -- Tg. Ruth Chapter 2 -- Tg. Ruth 2:1-7-Ruth Takes Action -- Translation -- Boaz Arrives Tg. Ruth 2:8-9-Boaz Speaks to Ruth -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth 2:10-13-Boaz Reveals Ruth's Reward -- Translation -- A New Teaching -- A Word from God -- Tg. Ruth 2:14-17-A Fruitful Harvest -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth 2:18-23-The End of a Good Day -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth Chapter 3 -- Tg. Ruth 3:1-6-Naomi Provides -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth 3:7-13-The Latter Deed is Better -- Translation -- In the Middle of the Night -- Ruth's Proposition -- Boaz's Counteroffer -- Tg. Ruth 3:14-18-The Morning After -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth Chapter 4 -- Tg. Ruth 4:1-6-Boaz Redeems Translation -- Tg. Ruth 4:7-10-Doing Business -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth 4:11-12-The Blessing of Witnesses -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth 4:13-17-"A son has been born to Naomi" -- Translation -- Tg. Ruth 4:18-22-Genealogy -- Translation -- Chapter 4. Analysis -- Naomi -- Ruth -- Targumic Ruth -- Practically Perfect Proselyte -- The Last Deed is Better than the First -- Mother of the Messiah -- Boaz -- Targumic Boaz -- Ibzan the Righteous -- Boaz the Pious -- Rabbinic Exemplar -- Chapter 5. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Works Cited -- Extended Bibliography Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-176) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 185 Seiten), 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-32997-3 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004329973 |
