Gleaning Ruth: A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives

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G L E A N I N G RU T H Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament James L. Crenshaw, Series Editor G • L• E •A•N• I• N• G R•U•T•H A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives Jennifer L. Koosed The University of South Carolina Press © 2011 University of South Carolina Cloth edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2011 Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press, 2012 www.sc.edu/uscpress 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition as follows: Koosed, Jennifer L. Gleaning Ruth : a biblical heroine and her afterlives / Jennifer L. Koosed. p. cm. — (Studies on personalities of the Old Testament) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-57003-983-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Ruth—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. BS1315.52.K66 2011 222'.3506—dc22 2010051371 ISBN 978-1-61117-205-8 (ebook) ...