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More than that, this story is rich in ''typology''. Nearly every character in this story is a type:

More than that, this story is rich in ''typology''. Nearly every character in this story is a type:

[[Boaz]] is generous, is attentive to the needs of the poor, rewards Ruth for her loving service to Naomi, and finally plays the role of a redeemer. He is a type of his eventual descendant, [[Jesus Christ]].

[[Boaz]] is generous, is attentive to the needs of the poor, rewards '''Ruth''' for her loving service to Naomi, and finally plays the role of a redeemer. He is a type of his eventual descendant, [[Jesus Christ]].

The unnamed kinsman ({{Hebrew Name|פלני אלמני|pelōnī ʼālmōnī}}, or literally, "Mr. So-and-so"<ref name=ou>"[http://www.ou.org/chagim/shavuot/ruth.htm The Story of Ruth]," OU.org, n.d. Accessed January 20, 2009.</ref>) who is willing to redeem the land alone but not to redeem Ruth, is a type of any person or institution that human beings think can redeem them, though no one can offer the redemption that Christ offers.

The unnamed kinsman ({{Hebrew Name|פלני אלמני|pelōnī ʼālmōnī}}, or literally, "Mr. So-and-so"<ref name=ou>"[http://www.ou.org/chagim/shavuot/ruth.htm The Story of Ruth]," OU.org, n.d. Accessed January 20, 2009.</ref>) who is willing to redeem the land alone but not to redeem Ruth, is a type of any person or institution that human beings think can redeem them, though no one can offer the redemption that Christ offers.

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[[Category: Conservative Bible]]

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