The Book of Ruth: Introduction, Critically-Revised Text, Critical Notes, Translation, and Explanatory Notes

by Louis Bernard Wolfenson

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

, 1911

Overview

The Book of Ruth comprises excerpts from Louis Bernard Wolfenson’s dissertation presented at Johns Hopkins University. This introduction presents the context of the Book of Ruth, including the character of the book and its contents, date and origin, and purpose. This volume is essential for students, scholars, pastors, historians, teachers of the Bible, and anyone else studying the book of Ruth.

Contents

• Title Page
• Preface
• I. The Character of the Book
• II. The Contents of the Book
• III. The Date and Origin of the Book
• IV. The Purpose of the Book
• Biographical Sketch

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Ruth: Introduction, Critically-Revised Text, Critical Notes, Translation, and Explanatory Notes
• Author: Louis Bernard Wolfenson
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Print Publication Date: 1911
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ruth › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Ruth › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:RUTHWOLFENSON
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T05:30:43Z

About Louis Bernard Wolfenson

Louis Bernard Wolfenson was born and raised in Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin and after receiving his BA in 1901, he was appointed Fellow in Hebrew. In 1902 he got his MA, and was reappointed as Fellow. During this time, he continued his studies, focusing mainly on Semitics, Hellenistic Greek, Sanskrit, and historical Greek grammar. Wolfenson moved to Baltimore in 1903 and studied Semitics, Sanskrit, Indo-European Comparative Philology, Egyptology, and Tagálog at Johns Hopkins University. In 1904 he was appointed University Scholar at John Hopkins and in 1905, Fellow in Semitics.