Texts > Tanakh > Writings > Ruth

Ruth 1

• Death, Social Conflict, and the Barley Harvest in the Hebrew Bible - by Brian Britt, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5.15 (2005)

Ruth 4

• The Goël in Ruth 4:14, 15 - by Julius A. Bewes, American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature 20 (1903–04) 202–206

Art/Illustration

• Bible Images: Book of Ruth - engravings illustrating the narrative

Characterization

• Ruth
  • Ruth - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexicon (Verlag Traugott Bautz, 1992) 1111–1115

General Articles and Essays

• Ruth and the Sense of Self: Midrash and Difference - by Mira Morgenstern, Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought 48.2 (1999) 131ff.; Northern Light Special Collections document priced at $2.95
• Ruth: Study Notes - by Tim Bulkeley
• The Book of Ruth and the Love of the Land - by A. Ostriker, Biblical Interpretation 10.4 (2002) 343–359; abstract publicly accessible; full text for subscribers only

History of Interpretation

• Ruth and Boaz Love Duets as Examples of Musical Midrash - by Helen Leneman, lectio difficilior 7.1 (2006)

The גואל

• The Go'el in Ancient Israel: Theological Reflections on an Israelite Tradition - by Robert W. Hubbard, Jr., Bulletin for Biblical Research 1 (1991) 3–20

Translation

• Translator’s Handbook of Ruth - by Jan de Waard, The Bible Translator 21 (1970) 157–169

Book Reviews

• Brenner, Athalya, ed. Ruth and Esther: A Feminist Companion to the Bible (Second Series) - reviewed by Lisa Davison, Review of Biblical Literature
• Hertzberg, Hans Wilhelm, Giosuè, Giudici, Rut: Traduzione e Commento (Antico Testamento 9; Brescia: Paideia Editrice, 2001) - reviewed by Corrine Lanoir, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• LaCocque, André, Le Livre de Ruth (Labor et Fides, 2004)
  • Reviewed by Kirsten Nielsen, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
  • Reviewed by Marjo Korpel, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Vance, Donald R., A Hebrew Reader for Ruth (Hendrickson, 2003) - reviewed by Martin Ehrensvärd, Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
• Zakovitch, Yair, Das Buch Rut. Ein jüdischer Kommentar - reviewed by Kirsten Nielsen, Review of Biblical Literature