Ruth

A Biblical Spit-Take ("The 'Blazing Saddles' of the Bible", Pt. 2)

A Biblical Spit-Take  ("The 'Blazing Saddles' of the Bible", Pt. 2)

While we hear Ruth's entreaty to her mother-in-law as something incredibly beautiful (and romantic), the story's original audience may have heard something completely different.  And responded likewise.

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