Editing Book of Ruth (section)

===Contemporary interpretations===
[[File:Levenspoort.jpg|thumb|"Levenspoort" (Arch of Life), with a quote from Ruth 4:10 at its base; a bronze memorial sculpture by Yetty Elzas. In remembrance of the [[List of Jews deported from Wageningen (1942–43)|71 Jewish citizens]] of Wageningen and surroundings, deported and murdered during the years 1940–1945]]
Scholars have increasingly explored Ruth in ways which allow it to address contemporary issues. [[feminism|Feminists]], for example, have recast the story as one of the [[dignity of labour]] and female self-sufficiency,{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} and as a model for [[lesbianism|lesbian]] relations,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30070674|title=Reading Ruth : contemporary women reclaim a sacred story|date=1994|publisher=Ballantine Books|others=Judith A. Kates, Gail Twersky Reimer|isbn=0-345-38033-9|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=30070674}}</ref> while others have seen in it a celebration of the relationship between strong and resourceful women.<ref>{{Cite web|last=A. A.|first=English|title=The Old Testament Story of Ruth: a Biblical Heroine for Everyone|url=https://www.learnreligions.com/the-book-of-ruth-117383|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Learn Religions|language=en|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612083851/https://www.learnreligions.com/the-book-of-ruth-117383|url-status=live}}</ref> Others have seen it as a book that champions outcast and oppressed peoples.{{sfn|Irwin|2008|p=699}}

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