Talk:Ruth (biblical figure)

questions!

Can somebody please connect this page with other same pages in other languages like Arabic etc. I have also added some important point about the charector.Yitzhak Mordechai (talk) 16:53, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Is there a separate article about Ruth on the Arabic Wikipedia (as opposed to the Book of Ruth)? AnonMoos (talk) 17:43, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Johnbod

@Johnbod:, explain every problem you have with the picture so we can go on with the discussion.Setabepiw3547747 (talk) 01:41, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

My main problem is that it is a rather tacky Orientalist nude in a religious biography, and thus a breach of modern decorum. People do complain about such things and rightly so. Perhaps User:Cynwolfe would care to comment, or we could ask WikiProject:Judaism? Any claimed brownie points for historical authenticity based on "Middle Eastern clothing motifs" (sic, per your edit summary) are more than wiped out by the depiction of her wandering around the landscape topless, a vision of the Middle East, ancient or modern, pretty much restricted to Orientalist art. It is also a very vertical image, which can cause problems on some screens and setrtings. I agree the other one is little better, for different reasons, and am trying something with a narrative scene. Johnbod (talk) 19:26, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for your thoughts. I agree with nearly everything you said, though I believe that some accuracy is better than none.Setabepiw3547747 (talk) 05:23, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

I don't really know, to be honest.Setabepiw3547747 (talk) 05:24, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

File:Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld- Ruth im Feld des Boaz.jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Ruth is the title character of the Biblical Book of Ruth, which tells how she and her mother-in-law Naomi travelled from Moab to Judah. Arriving in Bethlehem in a state of poverty, Naomi sent Ruth to speak to a prosperous relative named Boaz and become a gleaner in his fields. That evening, Ruth put herself in his power, and Boaz later reclaimed the estate of her deceased father-in-law. Boaz and Ruth became great-grandparents of David, King of Israel.

Shown here is Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's painting Ruth in Boaz's Field, depicting Ruth as a gleaner with Boaz. Completed in 1828, the work is now in the National Gallery in London.Painting: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld