Document Type
Love Essay
Publication Date
10-20-2011
Excerpt
When people think of the word love, they often think of a romantic love between a man and a woman. Most people never even consider that there exists an impenetrable love between a mother and a daughter that can be even stronger than this romantic love that people commonly think of. These two types of love are addressed in the book of Ruth. In Ruth, there exists two types of love stories. There is a familial love story between Ruth and Naomi and a romantic love story between Ruth and Boaz. Through these stories, we are not only able to understand that we are capable of loving other people who are not of our own blood, such as a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the case of Ruth and Naomi, but that we must also be selfless and committed people if we want to find a strong and lasting love.
Recommended Citation
Gilman, Rachel, "The Tales of Two Love Stories (2011)" (2011). The Valpo Core Reader. 10.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/10
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