Ruth is from Moab, but Boaz is from Bethlehem

Feb 26, 13 • Culture, Narrative, Reading, Ruth2 CommentsRead More »

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?

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