tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9267923.post6787428555421422443..comments2024-01-04T19:35:00.635-08:00Comments on ThanBook: Clue by fourthanbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06197564008203120013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9267923.post-34795868594940170592008-06-16T16:40:00.000-07:002008-06-16T16:40:00.000-07:00I think it was because Ruth's background was bad f...I think it was because Ruth's background was bad for <I>shidduchim</I>. She was previously married, <B>and</B> a convert, <B>and</B> her family didn't have any money. Nobody would <I>redd</I> him this <I>shidduch</I>. And he couldn't approach her himself because the power imbalance would make it awkward. So, she was the only one who could approach him. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the text implies that Boaz thought he was too old for her. If she made a formal offer it would look as through she was making a marriage of convenience. She had to show that she was romantically open to his advances <B>and</B> do so in an informal setting to avoid the whole power imbalance thing. That's why she approached him when he was alone and in <I>déshabillé</I>. Then Boaz goes and arranges the legal side of things, knowing that she is genuinely happy to marry him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9267923.post-6532239080374506162008-06-16T07:04:00.000-07:002008-06-16T07:04:00.000-07:00Why spoil the moment when he could, with just a fe...Why spoil the moment when he could, with just a few days' wait, get both the girl and the land?<BR/><BR/>And not every guy is the same.thanbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197564008203120013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9267923.post-54446648610307531702008-06-13T10:08:00.000-07:002008-06-13T10:08:00.000-07:00I thought it demonstrated mind-boggling self-contr...I thought it demonstrated mind-boggling self-control on Boaz's part.<BR/><BR/>Here's this girl, a generation younger than him, climbing into his bed and offering herself. He had no wife. I don't think I need to spell things out further.<BR/><BR/>-michamichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610506439687098313noreply@blogger.com