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

background notes on flora and fauna

His correspondence was filled with details of everyday life in Jerusalem

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

Ruth pocket deeply committed to engaging inIn 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