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Biblical Short Stories: Ruth and Esther
Lecture no. 14 from the course: Understanding the Old Testament
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Taught by Professor Robert D. Miller II | 27 min | Categories: Philosophy & Religion
Discover the genre of the biblical short story: Old Testament books that recount single plots, often focusing on displaced women. Learn the story of Ruth, of the land of Moab—Israel’s hated enemy, who survived in Bethlehem through loyalty and resourcefulness. Also, encounter the Jewish, Persian Queen Esther, who saved her people by honoring her Jewishness while being queen of a gentile society.
24 Lectures
1
The Old Testament as Literature
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of 28 min
2
The Genesis Creation Story
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of 30 min
3
What God Intended for Adam and Eve
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of 29 min
4
When Things Go Wrong in the Garden of Eden
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of 28 min
5
Abraham, the Father of Three Faiths
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of 29 min
6
Moses and the Exodus
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of 31 min
7
The Ten Commandments
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of 26 min
8
The Covenant Code in Exodus
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of 28 min
9
Leviticus at a Crossroads
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of 30 min
10
Deuteronomy to Kings
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of 29 min
11
The Book of Judges
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of 27 min
12
The Books of Samuel
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of 25 min
13
The Books of Kings
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of 30 min
14
Biblical Short Stories: Ruth and Esther
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of 27 min
15
Amos, Prophet of Justice
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of 27 min
16
The Prophet Isaiah in Three Movements
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of 28 min
17
Jeremiah, Persecuted Prophet
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of 23 min
18
Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature
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of 26 min
19
How Scholars Study Psalms
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of 30 min
20
The Music of the Psalms
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of 25 min
21
Proverbs in the Bible: Wisdom Literature
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of 29 min
22
Job’s Suffering and Understanding
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of 28 min
23
Ecclesiastes and the “Vanity of Vanities”
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of 25 min
24
Slaying the Dragons of the Old Testament
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of 32 min
