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Die teenwoordigheid van God in die Rutverhaal
Abstract
The presence of God in the book of Ruth as story
A study of the book of Ruth as a story, substantiates the viewpoint that it has as its main theme, the question of God’s presence in the world. Two features of the narrative are investigated to prove the point. The two main characters of the story, Boaz and Naomi, never meet each other. This feature is used by the narrator to indicate the dialogue between God and Naomi as indirect and only visible in human activity. The spatial aspect of the story is used to enhance the theological perspective, namely that there is a third dimension to human interaction: God uses everyday events and common people in his ongoing dealings with mankind.
