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Characterization in the Bible…Ruth 3:1-5 nRuth and Naomi must survive n2 women make a plan...
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Ruth
Characterization in the Bible
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How we engage the Bible
nCompleted a study on how to read, study and understand the Bible
nSo much of our faith is tied to, rooted in, dependent upon our relationship with Scripture and our understanding of scripture
nThere is tremendous pressure on the work of studying the sacred text
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2018 – Characters and Characterization
nOne of the most inviting and engaging ways to delve into scripture is through characters and characterization
nWe identify with and respond to characters in the BiblenWith what they do and who they arenPeter, Mary, Moses, Jezebel
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nDepending on who they are, we ascribe characteristics to them, that may or may not be supported by the text
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nThe Bible’s stories use characters and characterization
nCharacters – the people in the storiesnCharacterization – the way the character is
depicted and portrayed
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nThe Bible is not neutral in its telling of a storynMuch of what we have to learn from scripture is
not in the “what” but in the “how.”nThe way the Bible introduces someone is very
important
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nDavid (I Samuel 16)nDeborah (Judges 4:1-5)nJoseph (Genesis 37:2)nJoseph (Matthew 1:18)nEsther (Esther 2:5 ff)nJob (Job 1:1)
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Characters and Characterization in Ruth
nWho are the characters?nHow are they introduced?nWhat do their introductions tell us:
–about the context–about the themes–about the theology
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Ruth Chapter 1
nArc of the narrative –what happens?nComponents of the chapter – can we divide
the chapter into sections?nWhere do we begin?
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IntroductionsnOrder of introductionsnWho is introduced?nHow are they introduced?nWhy does it matter?
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nIsraelitesnMoabites
–Deuteronomy 23:3-6–Numbers 22-24–Genesis 19:30-38
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nWho is Ruth?
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2018 – Characters and Characterization
nOne of the most inviting and engaging ways to delve into scripture is through characters and characterization
nWe identify with and respond to characters in the BiblenWith what they do and who they arenPeter, Mary, Moses, Jezebel
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nThe Bible’s stories use characters and characterization
nCharacters – the people in the storiesnCharacterization – the way the character is
depicted and portrayed
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nCharacter introductions tell us about the characters, their characterization, and the culture of the story and or storytellers
nWhat do we learn about the characters in Ruth?–Who gets introduced first and how?
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Review of Ruth Chapter 1
nCharacters introduced in terms of: –Location–People: tribe, kinship groups–Family Status–Name
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nIsraelitesnMoabites
–Deuteronomy 23:3-6–Numbers 22-24–Genesis 19:30-38
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What do we know about Ruth from Chapter 1?
nMoabitenMoabite WidownMoabite Widow who wouldn’t return home and, nWas committed to Naomi and her people and her
God
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What we learn about identity in chapter 1?
nWe are identified by external markers, i.e., gender, nationality, family status, etc.
nWe are more than those identity markersnIn this story, what Ruth does in chapter 1 begins a
shift in the narrative.
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Ruth’s vow
nRuth 1:16-17–Location–Home–People–God–Burial Ground
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Performative Language
nWhen you say it, it happensnWedding vowsnRuth is bound to Naomi
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Chapter 2
nHomework Review–What happens?–Who is introduced?–How are the characters introduced?
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GleaningnA practice during harvestnDifferent harvest periodsnFirst period, barley harvest, Mid-March to AprilnFollowed by wheat, cereal, grapes, summer fruit,
olives and then latter harvest periods
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nLeviticus 19: 9-10, 23: 22nDeuteronomy 24: 19-21nOn what basis does Ruth glean?nWhat about Deuteronomy 23:3-4?
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Who is Ruth?
nWhat do we learn about Ruth’s identity in chapter 2?
nIs this information based on external markers or on her behavior?
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Ruth
Characterization in the Bible
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n The Bible’s stories use characters and characterizationn Characters – the people in the storiesn Characterization – the way the character is depicted and
portrayed
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Review of Ruth Chapter 1
nCharacters introduced in terms of: –Location–People: tribe, kinship groups–Family Status–Name
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What happened in chapter 2?
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Review of Ruth Chapter 2
nCharacters introduced in terms of:–Location (familial and spatial)–Familial language is used in peculiar places–Familial language raises questions about family and
family status (performative speech?)–Ruth’s behavior causes her to be seen as more than a
Moabite
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Conflicting Commandments
nDeuteronomy 24: 19-21nLeviticus 19: 9-10, 23:22
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nWhen Boaz calls Ruth “daughter” he changes the narrative
nWhen Boaz calls Ruth “daughter” he introduces a different set of values
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Chapter 3
nWhat happens?nWhat is the structure of what happens?
nAnd…
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Ruth 3: 4
Who is going down to the threshing floor?
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The Story in StructureRuth 3:1-5n Ruth and Naomi must
surviven 2 women make a plan
involvingn 1 man +n Darkness, drunkenness and
deception
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The Story in StructureRuth 3:1-5n Ruth and Naomi must
surviven 2 women make a plan
involvingn 1 man +n Darkness, drunkenness and
deception
Genesis 19:30-38n Lot’s daughters must survive
n 2 women make a plan involving
n 1 man +n Darkness, drunkenness and
deception
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How do we make family?Chapter 4
nBirthnMarriagenAdoption
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And what does her character teach us about God?
Who is Ruth?