I love the story of Ruth in the Old Testament book that bears her name. Naomi and her husband and two sons were from Bethlehem. Because of a famine, they relocated to Moab, a neighboring ...

However, as the student wrote to me, it seems as though Ruth “is so committed to helping Naomi that her own identity is erased, and to me at least it seems to be contrary to the type of person ...

Naomi and Ruth travel during a time of uncertainty in the land as a whole, but also against this backdrop of journeys that lead to tragic consequences. Naomi and Ruth travel during a time of ...