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Boaz Priestly

The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth is named for the Moabite woman who commits herself to the Israelite people by an oath to her mother-in-law Naomi and becomes the great-grandmother of David by marriage to Boaz of Bethlehem. Thus she is an ancestor in the messianic line that leads to Jesus. The book portrays the love and loyalty of human beings in working their way through tragic circumstances to participation in the community of the faithful people of God. The key is responsible and loving decision-making: Ruth’s loyalty, her generosity and her willingness to take risks for the sake of righteousness set in motion a chain of beneficial events, while behind the scenes God blesses each step in the developing drama. Ruth is so frequently designated “the Moabite” in the book that the audience of the story is constantly reminded of the universality of the embrace of salvation. The beauty of the story’s construction, its use of dialogue (nearly two thirds of the text), and the sheer drama of its content mark it as one of the classic short stories of world literature. Based on the recollection of an historical figure, a story is developed which grips its audience with profound insight into divine and human relationships. The story is presented from a point some time after the course of events, as is indicated by the explanation of an obscure custom in. Wherever and whenever it was told, its claim of God’s universal concern for humankind and the attractiveness of caring human responsibility shines forth.
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Beyond the Gods

A white missionary, Father Jones, in his priestly journey from the neighbouring Ụkwa village, advances his cause further, into Amaokwe, a land comfortable in the traditional ways of worship. Jones and one of his earliest converts, Brother Peter, take their audacious Christian teachings to the unbelieving villagers, declaring that only those who embrace the new faith and renounce the old ways would be saved. Their evangelistic efforts meet stiff opposition from staunch adherents of the traditional religion. The ensuing religio-cultural impasse throws the people of Amaokwe into a dilemma: to continue with the worship of their ancestors and the gods or to serve the Christian god? Ụwakwe, like a few others in Amaokwe, becomes a nominal Christian. He suddenly grows circumspect of the new faith and lives, afterwards, in godlessness to the strong disapproval of his unbelieving friend, Ibeku, and to the disgust of his Christian wife, Ugomma. Undeterred by the hate for him and the bickering between his converts and the rest of the villagers, Jones plants a new mission in Amaokwe and his activities gather momentum to the chagrin of the unbelieving townsfolk. As the conundrum persists, a plague befalls Amaokwe. The powers of the gods are impatiently tested as the roles and influence of divinity in the affairs of the village are impetuously questioned. During the plague, the land of Amaokwe witnesses a time when pagans and Christians speak with one voice and look up to one of their own as their saviour.
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