Migration, Exile, and Homecoming in the Book of Ruth
My article examines various artworks from Europe and Israel that portray and are inspired by the Book of Ruth. While in Jewish sources such as the Talmud (Yevamot 47b) Ruth is seen as an immigrant and a convert to Judaism, European artists since the seventeenth century highlighted different episodes...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Open Theology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0178 |