es beyond the Torah Law. He did not have to marry Ruth, he could easily have had her as a concubine. Righteousness is different to Law in that the actions are not necessarily decreed, but in light of God's love are right for the situation. Some people might refer to this as situational ethics, but the last clause is the controlling factor.
OT images/motifs used in the New Testament reading: Mark 12:38-44, has no particular allusions or quotes. In Hebrews 9:24-28, v.28 has an allusion to Isa 53:12 in which the servant bore the sins of many. Now however, Christ has has made the sacrifice once and for all with his own blood and is superior to any sacrifice made previously.
Resources/Worship for Ruth 3 & 4 (Worship and Ways to present Ruth 3 & 4)
It would be great to have chapters 3 & 4 done as drama.
The set Psalm for the day (127) is used as people enter Jerusalem to celebrate one of the Festivals at the Temple. This Psalm of entry into Jerusalem may be associated with the Scroll of Ruth which is read in the Jewish Liturgical calendar in Feast of Weeks. Ruth seems to be associated with this festival because of the connections to barley harvest.
Brenner, Athalya. ed., A Feminist Companion to Ruth. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993.
---. Ruth and Esther. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999
Bush, F. Ruth/Esther. WBC. Dallas: Word Books, 1996
Campbell, Edward. F. Ruth. AB. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
Fewell, Danna.N., and David M. Gunn, Compromising Redemption: Relating Characters in the Book of Ruth. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990.
Gow, Murray. D. The Book of Ruth: Its Structure, Theme and Purpose. Leicester: Apollos, 1992.
Gray, John. Joshua, Judges and Ruth. NCB. London: Nelson, 1967.
Hubbard, Robert.L. The Book of Ruth. NICOT. Grand Rapids: W. B. Eerdmans, 1998
Larkin, Katrina.J.A. Ruth and Esther. OTG. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996.
Linafeldt, Tod. Ruth. Berith Olam. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1999.
Nielsen, Kristen. Ruth. OTL. London: SCM Press, 1997.
Robertson Farmer,Kathleen A. "The Book of Ruth: Introductions, Commentary and Reflections." In The New Interpreter's Bible. 2:889-946. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.
Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob. Ruth. Int. Louisville, Ky.: John Knox Press, 1999.
Tribble, Phyllis. God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality. OBT. Philadelphia: Fortress Press8
Wolde, Ellen van. Ruth and Naomi. London: SCM Press, 1997.
The Dramatised Bible: ed. Michael Perry. London: Marshall Pickering: Bible Society, 1989
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