(DOWNLOAD) "Foreignness and Poverty in the Book of Ruth: A Legal Way for a Poor Foreign Woman to Be Integrated Into Israel." by Journal of Biblical Literature ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Foreignness and Poverty in the Book of Ruth: A Legal Way for a Poor Foreign Woman to Be Integrated Into Israel.
- Author : Journal of Biblical Literature
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 209 KB
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Two important topics in the book of Ruth are foreignness and the acceptance of foreigners by Judahite society. In order to integrate a Moabite woman into Israel, the biblical author refers to the laws of the Torah to protect the poor--especially widows, orphans, and aliens--as well as to levirate marriage. Thus, it becomes possible to argue convincingly for the integration of a foreign woman into Israel. This article will take a closer look at the legal status of Ruth, with particular regard to Deuteronomic law. (1) It will show that Ruth as "foreign woman," a [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], takes the place of an immigrant holding the status of a [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], an alien, in Israel. She, as a woman on her own, as "the wife of the dead," achieves a legal status that is not applied to any other woman in the OT. First, I will discuss the status of Elimelech and his family in Moab and then analyze the situation of Ruth in Bethlehem, focusing on four terms that describe her status: Moabite, [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]. Finally, I will draw some conclusions about the status of a poor foreign widow in Judah.