Ruth: A New Translation With a Philological Commentary And a Formalist-folklorist Interpretation (Biblical Seminar)

Ruth: A New Translation With a Philological Commentary And a Formalist-folklorist Interpretation (Biblical Seminar) by Sasson, Jack. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781850752134.

Well-known for his work in ancient Near Eastern languages and literature, Sasson emphasizes in this revised edition of his commentary on Ruth various philological matters: problems of translation, idiom and grammar, all with strong linguistic insights. The author also treats literary features, and provides admirably compact and accurate synopses of scholarly debates, while often charting his own course. For folkloristic interpretation, Sasson concentrates on formal aspects of the text to identify the genre of Ruth, and then systematically surveys narrative feature, provenance, date, and purpose of writing. There is a large bibliography, and indexes of biblical citations, authors and subjects are provided. For this second, corrected, edition, the author has written a new preface outlining developments in Ruth studies since 1979.