Structure
Act 1: Prologue and Problem: Death and Emptiness (1:1–22) Scene 1: Setting and Problem Scene 2: Emptiness Compounded (1:7-19a) Scene 3: Emptiness Expressed (1:19b-22)
Act 2: Ruth Meets Boaz, Naomi's Relative, on the Harvest Field (2:1–23) Scene 1: Ruth Goes to Glean (2:1–3) Scene 2: Boaz is Exceedingly Generous (2:4-17a) Scene 3: Boaz Is One of their Redeemers (2:17b-23)
Act 3: Naomi Sends Ruth to Boaz on the Threshing Floor (3:1–18) Scene 1: Naomi Reveals Her Plan (3:1-5) Scene 2: Ruth Carries out Naomi's Plan (3:6-18)
Act 4: Resolution and Epilogue: Life and Fullness (4:1–22) Scene 1: Boaz Acquires the Right to Redeem Ruth and Naomi (4:1–12) Scene 2: Naomi Is Restored to Life and Fullness (4:13–17) Scene 3: Epilogue: A Judean Family Restored (4:18–22)
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