Ruth: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text

by Robert D. Holmstedt

Publisher:

Baylor University Press

, 2010

Overview

Robert D. Holmstedt’s commentary on Ruth emphasizes the importance of understanding old and new grammatical and linguistic elements in the Hebrew text. He cites the latest scholarship throughout this study and addresses difficult topics surrounding the interpretation of the book of Ruth.

Contents

Top Highlights

“It is also possible, though, that it presents a summary of the family’s time in Moab since their initial immigration” (Page 64)

“For Ruth, the data thus suggest that the book sits on the relative dating cline between books like Gen-Deut, Josh-Kings on the one side and Ezra-Neh, Chronicles, and Qohelet on the other.” (Page 31)

“Verbal modifiers fit into two main categories: complements and adjuncts. Complements are obligatory constituents modifying the verb in a clause; if such constituents were omitted, the clause would be incomplete.” (Pages 4–5)

“‘Two-place predicates’ (e.g., transitive verbs), in contrast, take two arguments, an external one (a subject) and an internal one (e.g., objects, adverbs, prepositional phrases).” (Page 7)

“In contrast to complements, adjuncts are optional constituents modifying the verb in a clause; such constituents may be omitted without affecting the basic grammaticality of the clause.” (Page 6)

Product Details

• Title: Ruth: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text
• Author: Robert D. Holmstedt
• Series: Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ruth › Criticism, textual; Bible. O.T. Ruth. Hebrew › Versions; Bible. O.T. Ruth › Language, style; Hebrew language › Grammar; Hebrew language › Discourse analysis; Bible. O.T. Ruth › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781602586703, 9781932792911, 9781481302555, 1602586705, 1932792910, 1481302558
• Resource ID: LLS:HBKHBRTXT08RU
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-30T23:09:44Z

About Robert D. Holmstedt

Robert D. Holmstedt (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison), a recognized expert in the Hebrew language, is professor of Near and Middle Eastern civilizations at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. He is the coauthor (with John A. Cook) of Beginning Biblical Hebrew and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew.