Hebrew Word Order and Boaz’s Generosity, with Catherine McDowell: Ruth 3:17

<p>Dr. Catherine McDowell is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, having previously taught at Wheaton College. She also serves part-time as a professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Séminaire Théologique Mondelus in Milot, Haiti. Among other things, she has authored, <a href= "https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eisenbrauns.org%2Fbooks%2Ftitles%2F978-1-57506-348-5.html&data=05%7C01%7Crebecca.a.larson%40wheaton.edu%7C13d98802f7334dc0034308daa8685563%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638007463322527468%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B4S7yyEi7BfgG8CRQgQuzKYHsZzrC5N72WyLAWAPhSY%3D&reserved=0"><em>The Image of God in the Garden of Eden: The Creation of Humankind in Genesis 2:5-3:24 in Light of the </em>mīs pî, pīt pî<em>, and </em>wpt-r<em> Rituals of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt</em></a>. Today’s topic: Though some English translations have failed to convey this, the author of Ruth 3:17 was using word order to emphasize both Boaz’s excessive generosity and God’s care for the poor and marginalized.</p>