03646cam a2200685Ka 4500 ocn702145375 OCoLC 20200709055322.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110216s2011 gw ob 001 0 eng d 2010034691 N$T eng pn N$T YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCA DKDLA OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCA E7B IDEBK COO DEBBG EBLCP MHW CDX OCLCQ DEBSZ AZK 698590695 707068897 747946545 816626930 961513881 962634538 963367136 9783110247619 (electronic bk.) 3110247615 (electronic bk.) 1282934414 9781282934412 9783110247602 3110247607 349524 (N$T) (OCoLC)702145375 (OCoLC)698590695 (OCoLC)707068897 (OCoLC)747946545 (OCoLC)816626930 (OCoLC)961513881 (OCoLC)962634538 (OCoLC)963367136 BS1315.6.E8 L39 2010eb REL 006210 bisacsh CFP, HRCG3 bicssc 222/.3506 22 MAIN Lau, Peter H. W. Identity and ethics in the book of Ruth : a social identity approach / Peter H.W. Lau. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011. 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Bibliography Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Bd. 416 Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223) and index. Ancient Israelite identity -- Boaz : identity and ethics -- Ruth : identity and ethics -- Naomi : identity and ethics -- A provenance for the book of Ruth. Print version record. This study demonstrates the importance of including narrative ethics in a construction of Old Testament ethics. The social identity approach is used as a lens through which to understand and derive ethics. This approach highlights the social emphases of a biblical text, and consequently assists in understanding a text's original ethical message. The book of Ruth is used as a test case, employing a social identity approach for understanding the narrative, but also to model the approach so that it can be implemented more widely in study of the Old Testament and narrative ethics. Each of the prot. Master record variable field(s) change: 630 Bible. Ruth Criticism, Narrative. Bible. Ruth Social scientific criticism. Bible. Ruth Criticism, Narrative Social scientific criticism. Ethics in the Bible. Sociology, Biblical. RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Lau, Peter H.W. Identity and ethics in the book of Ruth. Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011 9783110247602 (DLC) 2010034691 (OCoLC)659305610 Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 416. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=349524 Coutts Information Services COUT 17046131 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL669181 ebrary EBRY ebr10435756 EBSCOhost EBSC 349524 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB 293441 YBP Library Services YANK 3559642 92 N$T 50112 50112