TY - BOOK AU - Lau,Peter H.W. TI - Identity and ethics in the book of Ruth: a social identity approach T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft SN - 9783110247619 AV - BS1315.6.E8 L39 2010eb U1 - 222/.3506 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Berlin, New York PB - De Gruyter KW - Bible KW - Ruth KW - Criticism, Narrative KW - Social scientific criticism KW - fast KW - Rut (Buch) KW - idszbz KW - Bibeln KW - G.T KW - Rut KW - analys och tolkning KW - sao KW - Ethics in the Bible KW - Sociology, Biblical KW - Morale dans la Bible KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - Old Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Social scientific criticism of sacred works KW - Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese KW - Narrative Exegese KW - Soziale Identität KW - Ethik KW - Etik i Bibeln KW - Israel (Altertum) KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223) and index; Ancient Israelite identity --; Boaz : identity and ethics --; Ruth : identity and ethics --; Naomi : identity and ethics --; A provenance for the book of Ruth N2 - This study demonstrates the importance of including narrative ethics in a construction of Old Testament ethics. The social identity approach is used as a lens through which to understand and derive ethics. This approach highlights the social emphases of a biblical text, and consequently assists in understanding a text's original ethical message. The book of Ruth is used as a test case, employing a social identity approach for understanding the narrative, but also to model the approach so that it can be implemented more widely in study of the Old Testament and narrative ethics. Each of the prot UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=349524 ER -