The levirate and goel institutions in the Old Testament : with special attention to the Book of Ruth /
Donald A. Leggett. --
- Cherry Hill, N.J. : Mack Publishing Co., 1974.
- ix, 351 p. ; 22 cm.
Part One: The Levirate and Goel institutions in the Old Testament (exclusive of the Book of Ruth) -- 1. The Levirate in the ancient Near East -- Babylonia -- Assyria -- Hittites -- Nuzi -- Ugarit -- 2. The Levirate in Israel -- The Levirate incident, Gen. 38 -- The Levirate law, Deut. 25:5-10 -- 3. The Goel in the ancient Near East -- Parallels to the Goel-redemption of property -- Parallels to the Goel-redemption of person -- Parallels to the Goel-redemption of blood -- 4. The Goel in Israel -- Goel-redemption of property, Lev. 25:23-28 -- Goel redemption of person, Lev. 25:47-55 -- Goel-redemption of blood, Num. 35; Deut. 19:1-13; Josh. 20:1-9 -- Restitution to the Goel, Num. 5:8 Part Two: The Levirate and Goel institutions in the Book of Ruth -- 5. The date and purpose of the Book of Ruth -- The date of the book of Ruth -- The purpose of the book of Ruth -- 6. Naomi and the Levirate -- 7. Naomi and the Goel -- The discovery of a Goel, Ruth 2:20 -- The approach to Boaz, Ruth 3:1-9 -- The response of Boaz, Ruth 3:10-15 -- Excursus: The initiative of Naomi -- 8. Boaz and the Goel -- The administration of law at the gate, Ruth 4:1,2 -- The sale of the property, Ruth 4:3 -- The double responsibility, Ruth 4:5, 10 -- The refusal of the Goel and the ceremony of the shoe, Ruth 4:6-8 -- 9. Obed -- Naomi's Goel, Ruth 4:14 -- Naomi's son, Ruth 4:16, 17 -- Boaz's son, Ruth 4:21 Part Three: General conclusions -- 10. Summarizing considerations on the Levirate institution in Israel -- Representative views -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- 11. Summarizing considerations on the Goel institution in Israel and on the significance of the Book of Ruth.