Ruth pocket and the sages their wisdom

and the sages their wisdom

background notes on flora and fauna

and original stories published for the first time bring this contemporary Exodus story to life

these worldly texts reveal the ambiguities and conflicts encountered by Jews of that period

tractate Pesah Sheni

Ruth pocket and the sages their wisdomIn this fluent and penetrating study of the Book of Ruth, Yael Ziegler provides a masterful primer on how to read biblical narratives with sensitivity and depth, using recent methodological breakthroughs in the study of Tanakh. Beyond providing an eye opening reading of a familiar biblical book, the author creatively demonstrates that midrashic readings can reveal deep strata of textual meaning, and combines these insights with classical and