From Reformation to Reformation

HOLY FATHERS: Bede, Isidore, Theodoret. REFORMED: Borrhaus, Burman, Cuperus, Drusius, Gwalther,[1] Lavater,[2] Mercerus,[3] Wolf....

The two Parts of the book are: I. Ruth’s wretched state, chapters 1, 2: in which are: 1. The sojourning of Elimelech, and the fidelity of...

5. Two parts are exhibited. I. Ruth’s condition, poor and wretched (Ruth 1, 2). II. Her condition, happier and more joyful (Ruth 3, 4). A...

4. The chronology of the same. The history falls in the time of Ehud or Shamgar, about one hundred and twenty-eight years after the...

3. The argument and uses of the book. The argument of the book is plainly comic.[1] That is, it is a narration of the grievous trials and...

2. The author of this appears to be the same as of the Book of Judges. That the author of this book is Samuel, the Jews approve: but...

1. Ruth is an appendix to Judges. The name of the book. It is the Second of the Megilloth. The Book of Ruth is to a certain extent an...

Ruth is an appendix to Judges. The name of the book. It is the Second of the Megilloth, 1. The author of this appears to be the same as...