Caritas et veritas 2013, 3(2):17-23 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2013.018
The World According to Boaz: Wealth, Power, and Justice in the Book of Ruth
- Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Teologická fakulta, Katedra teologických věd, Kněžská 8, 37001 České Budějovice
The paper offers a literary-theological study of the character of Boaz in the book of Ruth. It analyses the narrative characteristic of Boaz as a "successful and influential man" and traces the way Boaz's position functions in developing the economic, social and theological motifs in the book of Ruth. In the conclusion the author focuses on the tension between the traditional interpretation of the character of Boaz as an unambiguously positive character and newer approaches largely deconstructing this traditional picture.
Keywords: the book of Ruth (narrative interpretation), Boaz (character), wealth, ethics
Published: September 30, 2013 Show citation
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