Israelite or Moabite?: Ethnicity in the book of Ruth
Scholarship on ethnicity in the book of Ruth has taken it as axiomatic that Ruth is transformed (at least partially) into an Israelite by the end of the book. This article argues on narrative grounds that the book of Ruth continues to present Ruth as a Moabite, even at the book’s end. Moreover, scho...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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2021
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Année: 2021, Volume: 46, Numéro: 1, Pages: 44-63 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Rut, Personnage biblique
/ Israelin
/ Moabites
/ Récit
/ Ethnicité
/ Bibel. Rut
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ruth
B Ethnicity B Israelite B Narrative B Moabite |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Résumé: | Scholarship on ethnicity in the book of Ruth has taken it as axiomatic that Ruth is transformed (at least partially) into an Israelite by the end of the book. This article argues on narrative grounds that the book of Ruth continues to present Ruth as a Moabite, even at the book’s end. Moreover, scholarship has been mistaken in attempting to force an ancient text to function according to modern constructivist assumptions about ethnicity. Although from our perspective as modern readers, Ruth may undergo changes that would qualify as ethnic transformation, the book of Ruth describes her change in social and kinship terms, rather than ethnic ones: the text itself does not imply that Ruth ceases to be a Moabite. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089220980486 |