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The Story of Ruth.
Retells the Old Testament tale of the faithful daughter-in-law showing how the events of the story reveal the history of that period.
- GenresNonfiction
102 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1972
About the author
Isaac Asimov
4,369 books28.2k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
December 27, 2021
I was expecting this to be a fiction book like Rachel and Leah by Orson Scott Card, but it is a historical/analytical breakdown of the story of Ruth. In fact, he only gets to Ruth in the 2nd half of the book.
That said, the final chapter is worth the entire rest of the book, scriptures are quoted, history is presented. Not sorry I read this book.
That said, the final chapter is worth the entire rest of the book, scriptures are quoted, history is presented. Not sorry I read this book.
September 28, 2010
Was intrigued enough by the fact that I had no idea Asimov (super sci-fi author) wrote books like this to bring it home from DI.
Pros: Totally gave me perspective on the hows and whys of the book of Ruth. Loved immensely the historical information, found it super helpful.
Cons: Asimov seemed to believe Ruth was written by someone just wanting to prove a point about a particular point of Jewish doctrine--thereby casting doubt into the lineage of Christ.
Pros: Ended completely different than I expected, in a very positive way. Worth reading.
I have it. You can borrow it. :)
Pros: Totally gave me perspective on the hows and whys of the book of Ruth. Loved immensely the historical information, found it super helpful.
Cons: Asimov seemed to believe Ruth was written by someone just wanting to prove a point about a particular point of Jewish doctrine--thereby casting doubt into the lineage of Christ.
Pros: Ended completely different than I expected, in a very positive way. Worth reading.
I have it. You can borrow it. :)
February 2, 2023
A beautiful midrash on Ruth, where Asimov argues convincingly that this book was written as a counter-argument to Ezra. Rather than expunge outsiders, Ruth maintains that sincere converts to Judaism enrich and bless the Jewish people with their dedication and love, both of their immediate families and of the larger Family.
December 31, 2010
Fascinating and useful.
May 18, 2013
Very to nice to read as a companion to the actual Book of Ruth in the King James Version. Loved the way Asimov explains all.
September 9, 2013
Good exposition, but absolutely zero mention of the Lord. No mention of the often unseen hand of providence. There is very little use for this book as a result.
April 14, 2016
Interesting, but I don't agree with all of Asimov's assertions. I think he has some valid points, but he also wanders off into speculation treated as fact. Easy, entertaining read.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews