Many rabbis insisted that Ruth, and perhaps even Orpah, converted to Judaism, although the rabbis did not agree on when this occurred. There are good reasons to think that the concept of conversion did not exist during the time of Ruth and was only introduced into Judaism around 125 BCE. Until then, the Israelites thought [...]
The following is a chapter from my rather popular book "Unusual Bible Interpretations: Ruth, Esther, and Judith." What Did Ruth and Boaz Do on the Threshing Floor? The two widows, Naomi of [...]
Most people do not know who Judith was and, therefore, are [...]
In my latest book, “Ruth, Esther, and Judith, I explain the two biblical books Ruth and Esther as well as the apocryphal book Judith, and compared them. Readers will find that a close reading of the three books shows that what they thought the books contain is not so. The following are a [...]
From my commentary on Ruth I completed my commentary of Ruth and it will be published within a couple of months. I [...]
Did Ruth Convert? Many rabbis insisted that Ruth, and perhaps even Orpah converted to Judaism, although the rabbis did not agree when this occurred. There are good reasons to think that the concept of conversion did not exist during the time of Ruth and was only introduced into Judaism around 125 BCE. [...]
Ruth By Yael Ziegler Maggid Books, 2015, 487 pages This is the fourth volume in Maggid Books Studies in Tanakh series. The prior three books are on Joshua, I Kings, and Jeremiah. Each book is excellent. They are scholarly, yet easy to read, and each is filled with thought-provoking and illuminating information, not only [...]
