Compromising Redemption: Relating Characters in the Book of Ruth - Softcover

Fewell, Danna Nolan

 
9781608991570: Compromising Redemption: Relating Characters in the Book of Ruth
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1608991571 ISBN 13: 9781608991570
Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2009

Synopsis

We are interested in subverting the notion of "type" when it comes to biblical characters. We prefer, instead, to see the characters in Ruth as complex people, not merely built around a single primary trait, like loyalty, altruism, or generosity. People may exhibit conflicting traits and are often different people. There is no reason why the same should not be true of literary characters. Accordingly we have tried not to define the "selves" of this narrative too tightly, and if we have overdetermined them, we recognize that as a fault. In short, the characters of this story have far more diverse possibilities of life in the minds of readers than we can ever give them. --from the Introduction

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Publisher
Wipf and Stock
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1608991571
ISBN 13 
9781608991570
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144

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9780664251352: Compromising Redemption: Relating Characters in the Book of Ruth (Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation)

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