Ruth

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Introductions

	B. Green, "The Plot of the Biblical Story of Ruth," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 23 (1982): 55-68.
	David M. Howard, Jnr., An Introduction to the Old Testament Historical Books. Chicago: Moody, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0802441270. pp.126-39. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	N.M. Tischler, "Ruth," Leland Ryken & Tremper Longman III, eds. A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993. Pbk. ISBN: 0310230780. pp.151-64. {Amazon.com}

Commentaries

	David Atkinson, The Message of Ruth. The Bible Speaks Today. Leicester: IVP, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0851107400. pp.128. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	A.Graeme Auld, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Daily Study Bible. Westminster, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245765. pp.282. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	Daniel I. Block, Judges-Ruth. New American Commentary. Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 0805401067. pp.416. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	Edward Fay Campbell, Jr. Ruth. Anchor Bible, Vol. 7. Doubleday, 1975. Hbk. ISBN: 0385053169. pp.175. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	J. Gordon Harris, Cheryl Anne Brown & Michael S. Moore, Joshua, Judges, Ruth. New International Biblical Commentary. Old Testament Series, 5. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 1565632141. pp.300. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	Arthur E. Cundall & Leon Morris, Judges and Ruth. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 1968. Pbk. ISBN: 0851118240. pp.318. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	W.J. Fuerst, The Books of Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Lamentations. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. pp.267.
	C.J. Goslinga, Joshua, Judges, Ruth. Bible Students Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0310452805. {Amazon.com}
	Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., The Book of Ruth, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. Hbk. ISBN: 0802825265. pp.317. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	Katherine Doob Sakenfield, Ruth. A Bible Commentary for Preaching and Teaching. Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 0804231494. pp.91. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	Jack M. Sasson, Ruth: A New Translation with a Philological Commentary and a Formalist-Folklorist Interpretation, 2nd edn. JSOT Press, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 1850752133. pp.336. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	K. Lawson Younger, Judges / Ruth. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0310206367. pp.551. {CBD} {Amazon.com}

Theology

	R.M. Hals, The Theology of the Book of Ruth. Fortress, 1969.
	W.S. Prinsloo, "The Theology of the Book of Ruth," Vetus Testamentum 30 (1980): 330-41.

Other Subjects

	M. Bernstein, "Two Multivalent Readings in the Ruth Narrative," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 50 (1991): 15-26.
	J.L. Berquest, "Role Differentiation in the Book of Ruth," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 57 (1993): 23-37.
	S. Bertman, "Symmentrical Design in the Book of Ruth," Journal of Biblical Literature 84 (1965): 165-68.
	Julius A. Bewes, "The Goël in Ruth 4:14, 15," American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature 20 (1903-04): 202-206.
	Angela Wong Wai Ching, "History, Identity and a Community of hesed: A Biblical Reflection on Ruth 1:1-17," Asia Journal of Theology 13.1 (1999): 3-13.
	John J. Davis, Conquest and Crisis: Studies in Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 1579108288. pp.188. {Amazon.com}
	Warren Austin Gage, "Ruth upon the Threshing Floor and the Sin of Gibeah: A Biblical-Theological Study," Westminster Theological Journal 51.2 (1989): 369-375.
	E. Giannarelli, "Ruth and the Church Fathers," Journal of the Service international de documentation judeo-chrétienne 23.2 (1990): 12-15.
	Murray D. Gow, "Ruth Quoque - a Coquette: (Ruth 4:5)," Tyndale Bulletin 41.2 (1990): 302-311.
	Danna Nolan Fewell & David Miller Gunn, Compromising Redemption: Relating Characters in the Book of Ruth. Westminster / John Knox Press, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0664251358. pp.141. {Amazon.com}
	Murray D. Gow, The Book of Ruth. Leicester: Apollos, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0851117651. pp.238. {Amazon.com}
	Reg Grant, "Literary Structure in the Book of Ruth," Bibliotheca Sacra 148: 592 (1991): 424-441.
	Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., "The Go'el in Ancient Israel: Theological Reflections on an Israelite Tradition," Bulletin for Biblical Research 1 (1991): 3-20.
	Alastair Hunter, "How Many Gods Had Ruth?" Scottish Journal of Theology 34 (1981): 427-
	Marjo C.A. Korpel, Structure of the "Book of Ruth". Van Gorcum Ltd., 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 9023236572. {Amazon.com}
	A. Boyd Luter & Richard O. Rigsby, "The Chiastic Structure of Ruth 2," Bulletin for Biblical Research 3 (1993): 49-58.
	A. Boyd Luter & Richard O. Rigsby, "An Adjusted Symmetrical Structuring Of Ruth," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39.1 (1996): 15-28.
	Eugene H. Merrill, "The Book of Ruth: Narration and Shared Themes," Bibliotheca Sacra 142: 566 (1985): 130-139.
	Michael S. Moore, "Two Textual Anomalies in Ruth," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 59.2 (1997): 234-243.
	Michael S. Moore, "Ruth the Moabite and the Blessing of Foreigners," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60.2 (1998): 203-217.
	Michael S. Moore, "To King or Not to King: A Canonical-Historical Approach to Ruth," Bulletin for Biblical Research 11.1 (2001): 27-42.
	D.F. Rauber, "Literary Values in the Bible: The Book of Ruth," Journal of Biblical Literature 89 (1970): 27-37.
	A Challenge to Faithfulness (Ken Ristau)
	F.C. Rossow, "Literary Artistry in the Book of Ruth and Its Theological Significance," Concordia Journal 17 (1991): 12-19.
	L. Ryken, "Ruth, " D.L. Jeffrey, ed. A Dictionary of Biblical Tradtion in English Literature. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. pp.669-70.
	Donald R. Vance, A Hebrew Reader for Ruth. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003. Pbk. ISBN: 1565637402. pp.96. {CBD} {Amazon.com}