I’m intrigued by a subtle comparison or contrast between Elimelech and Boaz in the first two chapters of Ruth. Note the opening verse of...

The famine in the book of Ruth (1:1) is central to the story’s themes of hunger and offspring. Famine is what drove Ruth’s faithless...

Titles of a book or event usually represent or summarize the content or theme. For instance, sometimes people will refer to the Bible as...