Mobile Ed: OT319 Book Study: Ruth (8 hour course)

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Prolegomena to Ruth

• The Title of the Book
• Date and Authorship: Part 1
• Date and Authorship: Part 2
• Genre and Intention: Part 1
• Genre and Intention: Part 2
• Interpreting the Book of Ruth: Part 1
• Interpreting the Book of Ruth: Part 2
• Speech Act Theory
• Literary Style and Structure
• Links to Other Biblical Texts: Part 1
• Links to Other Biblical Texts: Part 2
• Where Ruth Falls in the Canon
• The Theology of Ruth: Part 1
• The Theology of Ruth: Part 2
• The Theology of Ruth: Part 3

Unit 2: Act 1, Chapter 1

• Setting the Stage (1:1–2)
• The Nature of Naomi’s Emptying (1:3–5)
• Naomi’s Response to the Crisis (1:6–19b)
• Naomi's Action (1:19c–22)
• Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law: Part 1 (1:8–10)
• Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law: Part 2 (1:11–14)
• Ruth’s Commitment (1:15–19b)
• Naomi's Bitterness (1:19b–20): Part 1
• Naomi’s Bitterness (1:21–22): Part 2
• What Lessons Can We Learn from This?: Part 1
• What Lessons Can We Learn from This?: Part 2

Unit 3: Act 2, Chapter 2

• Introduction to Boaz (2:1–2)
• Is There Such a Thing as Chance?
• Ruth’s Good Luck (2:3)
• The Problem of Being a Moabite
• The Supervisor’s Introduction of Ruth (2:4–7)
• Why Is Moabite Identity an Issue?: Part 1
• Why Is Moabite Identity an Issue?: Part 2
• Boaz’s Conversation with Ruth, First Interchange (2:8–10): Part 1
• Boaz’s Conversation with Ruth, First Interchange (2:8–10): Part 2
• Second Interchange (2:11–13): Part 1
• Second Interchange (2:11–13): Part 2
• Third Interchange (2:14)
• Workers (2:15–16)
• Ruth's First Encounter (2:17–18)
• Personal Significance (2:19–20)
• Naomi’s Conclusions (2:21–23)
• What Lessons Can We Learn from This?

Unit 4: Act 3, Chapter 3

• The Threshing Floor
• Ruth’s Second Meeting
• Naomi’s Scheme (3:1–4): Part 1
• Naomi’s Scheme (3:5–7): Part 2
• The Act of the Scheme (3:8–10)
• Ruth’s Proposal of Marriage
• Kinsman Redeemer (3:11–13)
• The Morning Departure (3:14–15)
• Return Home (3:16–18): Part 1
• Return Home (3:16–18): Part 2
• What Lessons Can We Learn from This?

Unit 5: Act 4, Chapter 4

• Setting the Stage: Boaz at the Gate (4:1–2): Part 1
• Setting the Stage: Boaz at the Gate (4:1–2): Part 2
• Boaz’s First Speech (4:3–4)
• Boaz’s Second Speech (4:5–6)
• Transfer of Redemption (4:7–8): Part 1
• Transfer of Redemption (4:7–8): Part 2
• Boaz’s Response (4:9–10)
• Response to Legal Proceedings (4:11–12)
• Marriage of Boaz and Ruth (4:13)
• The Women’s Response (4:14–17): Part 1
• The Women’s Response (4:14–17): Part 2
• What Lessons Can We Learn from This?
• The Genealogy (4:18–20)

Conclusion

• Conclusion to the Course