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"Many years had passed since the Israelites had crossed the Jordan and formed a loose tribal confederacy in the central highlands of Canaan. As they established their own settlements, they gradually discarded their nomadic traditions and adopted an agricultural way of life. Yet their position remained precarious. The northern tribes were almost constantly at war with those walled cities that remained under the control of the Canaanites, and they frequently had to defend themselves against invasions by people from the east: the Ammonites and Midianites. In contrast, Judah, which occupied a rugged plateau in the semiarid lands west of the Dead Sea. Normally, the land was fertile enough to sustain fields of wheat and barley, grape vineyards, and groves of olive and fig trees. But occasionally the rains failed, the crops withered and there was famine. During one such disaster, a Judean man named Elimelech, who lived in the town of Bethlehem, fled the land with his wife, Naomi, and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. The family traveled to Moab, a kingdom on the eastern borders of the Dead Sea. The distance was not great--perhaps 30 or 40 miles along the edge of the inland sea." (Great People of the Bible and How They Lived, p.236)So Elimelech and his family goes to Moab because of famine. The sons marry Moabites, Ruth and Orpah. Elimelech and sons die and Naomi decides to go back to Bethlehem. Ruth expresses her loyalty and devotion to Naomi by going with her. Naomi hopes for Ruth to re-marry and refers to the levirate marriage practice (Deut.:25:5-10) and instructs Ruth how to go about it. Ruth proposes to Boaz (a kinsman). Boaz takes Ruth to wife. Ruth bears Obed, through whom came David the king.
"And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that turned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, YR, 1987, audio cassettes, 7hrs, rating=3.5
Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. For a long time he is content living with Crane-man under a bridge barely surviving on scraps of food. All that changes when he sees master potter Min making his beautiful pottery. Tree-ear sneaks back to Min’s workplace and dreams of creating his own pots someday. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage. Though the work is long and hard, Tree-ear is eager to learn. Then he is sent to the King’s Court to show the master’s pottery. Little does Tree-ear know that this difficult and dangerous journey will change his life forever. (from author's website)
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket, YR, 2001, c1999, audio CD, 3.5hrs, rating=2.5
OK, I finally jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. I'm not sure what I got myself into but so many of you tweet and I thought I might be missing out on something good. Therefore, leave me an address/link where I can follow you.
The 9th Judgment, by James Patterson, 2010, Playaway digital audio, 7hrs, rating=3.5
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