Annotated Skeptic's Annotated Bible

The books of 1st and 2nd Samuel, in the original Hebrew Bible, were a single book. Actually, context seems to imply that that 1Samuel right ...

So Boaz goes to the gate of the city and waits . The purpose is twofold: he's expecting the nearer kinsman to come through the gate even...

So here's Naomi's plan : Ruth is to go down to the threshing floor that night and meet up with Boaz. She will appeal to his better n...

As chapter 2 opens, we are introduced to arguably the hero of this story, a man by the name of Boaz ("strength"). Boaz is apparen...

The opening of the book of Ruth jumps right in, introducing us to many of the important characters and giving us an historical backdrop for...