{"product_id":"the-book-of-ruth-explained-in-twenty-eight-homilies-hardcover","title":"The Book of Ruth Explained in Twenty-Eight Homilies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLudwig Lavater\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudwig Lavater compares the short book of Ruth to \"precious jewels\" of \"exceptional worth,\" which provides \"the greatest usefulness to all parts of life.\" Bringing this important study into the modern era, this new translation by Michael Hunter, with a biographical introduction by Jonathan Gibson, makes accessible these biblically rich sermons from a sixteenth-century pastor and scholar. Lavater's sermons on Ruth promote virtuous living for Christian men and women and culminate by showing how the genealogy of David points us to Jesus Christ. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruth Explained\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful guide for laypeople, pastors, and scholars who desire to study the book of Ruth and apply it to everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudwig Lavater (1527-1586) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and colleague of his father-in-law, Heinrich Bullinger. He served as archdeacon at the Grossmünster in Zurich and was briefly antistes of the Zurich church as the successor of Rudolf Gwalther. Lavater was a prolific author, composing homilies, commentaries, a survey of the liturgical practices of the Zurich church, and a biography of Bullinger. His work on ghosts (\u003ci\u003eDe Spectris\u003c\/i\u003e ...) was one of the most frequently printed demonological works of the early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Hunter is a PhD student in New Testament and a teaching assistant at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He received his BA in Greek from Wake Forest University, his MSt in Greek and Latin languages and literature from the University of Oxford, and his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He has served as a translator or assistant editor on several projects, including \u003ci\u003eReformation Worship\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and volume 3 of Petrus Van Mastricht's \u003ci\u003eTheoretical-Practical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.74 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765760721184,"sku":"9781601789518","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a9b679c058e831d2fb6b8debe18fd8c.webp?v=1780279079","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-ruth-explained-in-twenty-eight-homilies-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}