The book of Ruth is known for being a sweet love story and an important installment in the redemption story. But Ruth is also a book about the power of female friendship and community. David and Jonathan typically get all the attention for modeling biblical friendship, but David first learned about commitment and support from his great-grandmother. This is perhaps one of the most well known female figures we discuss this season but don’t think there’s nothing new to uncover in this story about grief, despair, courage and healing.
The book of Ruth is only 4 chapters so we encourage you to read it in its entirety. In the episode we read 1:15-21 (Heather accidentally misidentified the passage in the episode as being in chapter 2), 3:11, and 4:11-17.
