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  • From: "George Athas" <gathas AT globalfreeway.com.au>
  • To: "B-HEBREW" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: The Gospel of Ruth
  • Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:49:03 +1100


The Hebrew text of Ruth has clear indications that it is a reminisce of a
bygone era. The
explanation of certain old customs, the ambiguous name of the closest
kinsman-redeemer,
and the particular usage of perfect verbs clearly demonstrate that Ruth was
written a good
deal later than the time it purports to portray. It has the quality of a good
old
folk-tale and that the book we now have in our Hebrew Bibles was kind of like
the script
for retelling it.

Best regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
(Sydney, Australia)
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