Softbound. 8vo. XXI, 138 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Includes selected texts from Ruth rabbah. “The Book of Ruth deals with the ancestress of Israel's Messiah, David, and tells of his genealogy which, for the sages, formed a supernatural indicator of unlearned grace inherited from their ancestors. Neusner writes, 'Judaism's Messiah was to be a sage, promising not the eschatological forgiveness of sins but the ultimate and entire sanctification of Israel'. ” (Publishers Description) . Subjects: Midrash rabbah. Ruth - Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Ruth - Criticism, interpretation, etc. Midrash rabbah. Ruth - Critique, interprétation, etc. Clean and fresh. Very good condition. (NEUSNER-2-52)