Hesed in Ruth: A Frail Moral Tool in an Inflexible Social Structure

Scholars have paid much attention to the attribute of hesed in the book of Ruth, pinpointing it as a pivotal feature and the main message of the book. However, the protagonists in the tale do not seem to exhibit hesed out of free will or as part of their natural conduct. They rather resort to such a...

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Authors: Kugler, Gili (Author) ; Magori, Ohad (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 5
Further subjects:B levirate marriage
B Divine Intervention
B Widowhood
B social rigidness
B foreign women
B social mobility
B Poverty
B Book of Ruth
B hesed
B patriarchal society
B social perversions
B endogamy
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