The Use of biṭ in Ruth 3:7

Often, scholars debate whether to read the book of Ruth as a polemic against the disparagement of Moabites. Scholars who offer a non-polemical interpretation should provide an alternative explanation for Ruth's Moabite identity as B. Porten does in a very brief article from 1976. The present ar...

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Published in:Vetus Testamentum 2016-01, Vol.66 (4), p.595-602
Main Author: Schipper, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Descendants
Ethnicity
Literature
Naming conventions
Narratives
Polemics
Proper names
Puns
Scrolls
Sons
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Summary:Often, scholars debate whether to read the book of Ruth as a polemic against the disparagement of Moabites. Scholars who offer a non-polemical interpretation should provide an alternative explanation for Ruth's Moabite identity as B. Porten does in a very brief article from 1976. The present article provides further support for Porten's argument by drawing attention to a possible pun, noted by T. Linafelt, on the word blṭ in Ruth 3:7.
ISSN:0042-4935