The Message of Ruth: The Wings of Refuge

by David John Atkinson

Book Overview

The book of Ruth is a tale of charm and delight. Goethe called it "the loveliest complete work on a small scale, handed down to us as an ethical treatise and an idyll." Another writes, "No poet in the world has written a more beautiful short story."The book tells about very ordinary people facing very ordinary events. We meet Naomi, who underwent hardship in famine and bereavement but eventually won peace and security. We meet Ruth, a young foreign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877842949
• ISBN13: 9780877842941
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3