Handling a crisis via a combination of human initiative and godly direction: Insights from the Book of Ruth
The biblical text introduces Ruth, a Moabite woman, at a time of personal crisis. She faces destitution. Life has handed her multiple blows, amongst them widowhood and childlessness. Her single asset? Naomi, a cranky, elderly but endearing mother-in-law. Naomi, an Israelite and also widowed, is now...
Main Author: | Robin Gallaher Branch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2012-12-01
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Series: | In die Skriflig |
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Online Access: | https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/110 |
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