Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <gathas AT globalfreeway.com.au>]

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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