Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Will Wagers <hyle AT airmail.net>]

Bryan writes:

> I mentioned to Matthew that "kinsman" seems to want the
> *familial* care that Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz seem to share in
> their understanding of go'el.  Similarly, "rescuer" seems to
> want the sense that the rescuer has right as such because he
> was a rel.  I still like kinsman-redeemer, at least in the
> book of Ruth and those portions of the Law concerning the
> issue.


How about "champion"?


Will Wagers     hyle AT airmail.net             "Reality is the best metaphor."