This week BibleWorm continues our summer series on the Forgotten Books of the Bible, with a look at the book of Ruth 2:1-20 and 4:9-17. We look at the way the book of Ruth challenges anti-immigrant sentiment in the time of Ezra-Nehemiah and in our own day. We discuss how the book lifts up the foundational contributions of Ruth the Moabite, whose persistence saves the family line of King David, without whom ancient Israel would never have been great in the first place. We think about how the book tries to counter anti-immigrant sentiment by depicting Ruth as hardworking, culturally astute, and dedicated to her Israelite mother-in-law Naomi. We also wonder what damage such rhetoric might do to Ruth—but that’s a conversation for next week.
Episode 237 The Council at Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-21)
Episode 236 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-39)
Episode 235 The Stoning of Stephen (Acts 6:1-7:2, 44-60)
Episode 234 The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
Episode 233 Resurrection and Remembrance (Luke 24:1-12)
Episode 232 Good Friday SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 23:32-49)
Episode 231 Palm Sunday without the Palms (Luke 19:29-44)
Episode 230 The Blind Man and Zacchaeus (Luke 18:31-19:10)
Episode 229 The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
Episode 228 Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son (Luke 15:1-32)
Episode 227 The Parable of the Fig Tree (Luke 13:1-9, 31-35)
Episode 226 Eternal Life and Truly Living (Luke 10:25-42)
Episode 225 Ash Wednesday SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 9:51-62)
Episode 224 The Mount of Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-45)
Episode 223 Of Centurions and Widows (Luke 7:1-17)
Episode 222 Sabbath Controversies (Luke 6:1-16)
Episode 221 Leaving It All Behind (Luke 5:1-11)
Episode 220 Hometown Visits are Hard (Luke 4:14-30)
Episode 219 Baptism, Danger, and Delight (Luke 3:1-22)
Episode 218 Meeting the Tween Jesus (Luke 2:41-52)
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