Reading Ruth in Asia

by Jione Havea

Book Overview

This book contains readings of texts in, and engagements with themes drawn from, the Book of Ruth, by biblical scholars from different parts of Asia and its neighbors. The chapters exhibit literary, cultural, intertextual, and postcolonial flavors, thus giving readers a taste of current trends of biblical criticism in Asia. The attention to migration, gender, and minoritized subjects in the Book of Ruth makes this a necessary read for students and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628371293
• ISBN13: 9781628371291
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"