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A 5 page paper which examines the Book of Ruth
and discusses how the covenants involve Ruth's inclusion, as well as Ezra and Nehemiah's
attention to exclusion. No additional sources cited.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAruth.rtf
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sometimes even seems out of place, for the Bible is not a text which seems to offer much room for the stories of women. In this particular book we see
Ruth as a woman who was somehow able to step over boundaries and become accepted in a society that was not of her blood. She accepts both covenants, and is
essentially accepted into both as well, to one degree or another. But, the story also tells of exclusion as well. It is an intricate book which serves as a foundation
for understanding much of the Old Testament and the covenants which ruled the people. In the following paper we examine this book, discussing the two covenants and inclusion, Ezra and
Nehemiah and exclusion, Ezra and Nehemiahs Interpretation of the covenants, Ruth and balance, and Ruths acceptance into the covenant despite the fact she is not of blood. The
Two Covenants and Inclusion Ruth understands the laws of the God of the people she has clung to. She knows that, on one hand, the Israeli people are not necessarily
allowed to wed or propagate with other people of different tribes. She understands and yet does not expect to be necessarily taken in. She only wants to obey and to
serve. In this manner she transcends the one covenant. And, on the other side, she demonstrates a symbolic, as well as real, commitment to their God, agreeing to obey the
commandments. She submits willingly to this in the following: "And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I
will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I
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