Medieval Exegesis in Translation: Commentaries on the Book of Ruth (Commentary)

Smith, Lesley

ISBN 10: 1879288680 / ISBN 13: 9781879288683

Published by Medieval Institute Publications (edition 2nd), 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medieval Exegesis in Translation: Commentaries on the Book of Ruth (Commentary)
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications (edition 2nd)
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1879288680
• ISBN 13: 9781879288683
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book brings together and translates from the medieval Latin a series of commentaries on the biblical book of Ruth, with the intention of introducing readers to medieval exegesis or biblical interpretation. . . . Ruth is the shortest book of the Old Testament, being only four chapters long. It is partly for this reason that it lends itself so well to a short book introducing medieval exegesis; but it is also of interest in itself. Ruth poses a number of exegetical problems, including the basic one of why such an odd book, in which God never appears as an actor, and with a central character who was not an Israelite but a Moabite outsider, and a woman at that, should find a place in the canon of Scripture.

About the Author

Lesley Smith is a Senior Tutor at Harris Manchester College, who specialises in politics and history, especially in the medieval period.