Go'el

נמצאו 8 תוצאות חיפוש

1. The Rebirth of Hope

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   Naomi's surprise at Ruth's success in bringing home food from gleaning leads to suspicion in Ruth's behavior. Ruth's revelation that Boaz was responsible for her success gives new hope to Naomi. Ruth and Boaz are paralleled as two characters that embody selfless kindness to others.

2. Ruth the Moavite

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   A contrast exists between the Midrash's portrayal of Ruth's inborn modesty and the simple reading of the text which portrays Ruth's learning process with regard to modesty. Naomi embraces Ruth as a partner. Ruth and Naomi deal with two challenges of survival: the short-term one of obtaining food and the long-term one of continuity of progeny.

3. I am Ruth: Self-Identity and Transformation

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   The relationship between Ruth and Boaz is based on mutual fulfillment of responsibilities and not on love. Ruth crafts Naomi and Boaz's words together in order to confidently claim that Boaz is her redeemer. The veracity of Boaz's claim that there is a growing public of appreciation of Ruth is discussed.

4. A Matter of Law: Elimelekh's Field

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   Boaz convenes a public transaction at the gate of the city. Naomi's field might have been sold before leaving for Moav or upon her return. It appears that her land is being sold at the present time. Boaz makes a questionable link between the sale of the field to the marriage to Ruth.

5. Perpetuating the Name: The Levirate Marriage

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   While no legal link exists, Boaz links the buying of the land to the marriage of Ruth in order to maintain the name of the deceased – by producing a child who will inherit the land. The end of the book of Judges is full of nameless characters. Boaz maintaining names sends the Nation to its Davidic destiny. 

6. Boaz: If the Shoe Fits

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   The significance of the Narrator's parenthetical remark is examined. The removal of the shoe might be an act of property transaction, symbolic of a spiritual state or a legal symbol in a transaction against the spirit of the law. The identity of the owner of the shoe is debated but the text appears to be purposefully ambiguous.

7. Redemption, Acquisitions, and Blessings

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   The Go'el refuses to redeem, leading to his abrupt removal from the story. The term Go'el now refers to Boaz. The use of the term "kana" in relation to marrying Ruth parallels the term for redemption, and relates to God's redemption in the Exodus. This lesson examines the poetic structure and content of the people's blessing to Boaz.

8. Levirate Marriage in Megillat Ruth

   Dr. Yael Ziegler

   Ruth and Boaz's union is not a Levirate Marriage, but Levirate Marriages are alluded to many times and share a common theme to Boaz's redemption of Ruth. The union, at a great personal cost, establishes an heir for the deceased and cares for a widow who due to her Moavite ancestry is deemed commonly as unsuitable.