Removing Ruth: Tiqqune Sopherim in Ruth 3.3-4?
Commentators on Ruth 3.3-4 often pause to note the kethib—qere found in these verses, explaining the unusual form of the kethibs יחדריו and יחבכשו as archaic second feminine singular perfects. This article suggests that the kethib forms found in Ruth 3.3-4 are not archaic, but are the result of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2008, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 331-338 |
| Further subjects: | B
kethib—qere
B Naomi B Ruth B threshing floor B Sex in the Bible B scribal emendation B Boaz B tiqqune sopherim |
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| Summary: | Commentators on Ruth 3.3-4 often pause to note the kethib—qere found in these verses, explaining the unusual form of the kethibs יחדריו and יחבכשו as archaic second feminine singular perfects. This article suggests that the kethib forms found in Ruth 3.3-4 are not archaic, but are the result of an intentional emendation of the text by a scribe intent on reconciling the passage with the teaching of the Torah. The effect of this change is to remove Ruth from any possible intimate encounter with Boaz and replace her with Naomi. Thus, these two readings should be considered as an unrecognized occurrence of tiqqune sopherim. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089208090804 |