Will Naomi’s Nation be Ruth’s Nation?: Ethnic Translation as a Metaphor for Ruth’s Assimilation within Judah

This article utilizes research concerning assimilation as a heuristic analytical tool through which to understand some of the factors that may have influenced Ruth’s and Naomi’s assimilation (or re-assimilation in Naomi’s case, having returned to Judah) within the Biblical book of Ruth. Initially, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katherine E. Southwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/3/2/102