Here’s the video version of this podcast (the audio only version is here).
It offers another approach to Ruth, this time borrowing from the Swiss scholar Crapon di Caprona and suggesting a reading of Ruth 2 that takes account of the cultural discrepancy implied in the text… what DO you think?
Tags: Culture, Narrative, Reading, Ruth
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