.Now to Naomi there was a relative of her husband, a mighty man of…
Question Answered step-by-step .Now to Naomi there was a relative of her husband, a mighty man of… .Now to Naomi there was a relative of her husband, a mighty man of wealth/valor/virtue1, from the family of Elimelek. And his name was Boaz. And Ruth, the Moabitess, said to Naomi: “Allow me to go to the field in order that I may glean among the grain after him in whose eyes I find favor.” And she said to her: “Go, my daughter!” And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers. Now her chance chanced upon the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the family of Elimelek.And, Behold! Boaz, coming from Bethlehem! And he said to the reapers: “The Lord be with you.” And they said to him: “May the Lord bless you.” And Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers: “To whom does this young woman belong?” And the servant who was set over the reapers said: “She is the young Moabitess, the one who returned with Naomi from the field of Moab. And she said, “Please let me glean in order that I might gather among the bundles after the reapers.’ And she came, and she stood from the morning until now. She sat in the hut only a little.” And Boaz said: “Listen carefully, my daughter. Don’t go to glean in the field of another. And don’t pass over from here, but cling to my maidens. And let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have not I commanded the young men not to hurt you? And when you are thirsty, come to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.” Then she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him: “Why have I found favor in your eyes for you to pay attention to me, and I am a foreigner?” And Boaz answered and said to her: “Behold, it has been fully reported to me all which you did for your mother-in-law after the death of your husbandhow you left your father and mother and the land of your birth and came to a people which you did not know before. May the Lord repay your work, and may your wages be full from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have sought refuge.” And she said: “I am finding favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me, and for you have spoken to the heart of your maidservant, even though I am not like one of your maidservants.”And Boaz said to her at mealtime: “Come her and eat from the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” And she sat beside the reapers, and he handed her some roasted grain. And she ate and was sufficed and reserved some. And when she arose to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying: “Even among the bundles let her glean, and don’t reproach her. And even make sure you pull for her from among the bundles and leave them for her to glean, and don’t rebuke her.” And she gleaned in the field until evening. And she beat out what she had gleaned. And it was about an ephah of barley.And she took it up and went into the city and showed her mother-in-law what she had gleaned. Then she brought out and gave her that which she had reserved from her lunch. And her mother-in-law said to her: “Where did you glean today? Where did you work? May he be blessed who paid attention to you.” And she told her mother-in-law with whom she worked. And she said: “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.” And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law: “Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken his loyalty to the living and the dead.” And Naomi said to her: “The man is a close relative of ours, a guardian of ours.” And Ruth, the Moabitess, said: “He even said to me to ‘cling to my maidens until they have finished all my harvesting.'” And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law: “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens and that they do not harm you in the field of another.” So she clung to Boaz’s maidens to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she dwelled with her mother-in-law. Footnotes1 The Hebrew word can mean any of these things. In fact, the obscurity of what was meant was probably a rhetorical device used by the author to create suspense in the mind of the reader, since Boaz’s actions might vary depending on which trait was meant. 1. What type of character and what character function is Boaz? Check all that apply.Select Answer(s)FoilAntagonistArchetypeFlatAgentStaticRoundDynamicProtagonist2. What type of character and what character function is Ruth? Check all that apply.Select Answer(s)AntagonistRoundArchetypeDynamicStaticFoilAgentFlatProtagonist 3. How many scenes are there in Ruth 2 and how would you describe them? 4. Why does the narrator put into speech Ruth asking permission to glean? Is there anything strange about her request? Bear in mind that gleaning was a right, and Ruth didn’t need anyone’s permission. 5. Why does the narrator put into speech a greeting conversation between the reapers and Boaz? 6. Why does the narrator repeat the supervisory status of the servant? 7. What exactly is Ruth requesting of Boaz? Bear in mind that the process of gleaning was as follows: (1) the reapers would cut down the grain; (2) the women would come behind and bind the cut grain into bundles; (3) the bundles would be removed; (4) gleaners would glean the fields? 8. What is Boaz saying when he tells Ruth to cling to his maidens? 9. What is the significance of Boaz offering Ruth water when she is thirsty? 10. What is the significance of Ruth saying that Boaz had comforted her? 11. What is the significance of Boaz calling Ruth to eat with him and the reapers? 12. Why is Ruth reserving leftovers? 13. What is the significance of Boaz’s command to the young men after their meal? 14. Do you feel satisfied with the way Ruth 2 ends? Explain? 15. What is the overall point of Ruth 2? Arts & Humanities Religious Studies Christianity BIBL 200 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
