Ruth

**__**__The Book of Ruth: __** __**

==The book of Ruth is basically a book all about Ruth and what he did, but their isn't much in this book. The author of Ruth is unknown, but it could be Luke or possibly Nathan. It also could of been written by the prophet Samuel. The exact date the Book of Ruth was written is uncertain. However, the prevalent view is a date between 1011 and 931 B.C. It's found in the Old Testament of the Bible. It's type of book is a history book. The book of Ruth in the Good News Bible is very short compared to other books, as it is only 5 pages long. A short story, it tells how Ruth, the Moabite widow of a Bethlehemite, with her mother in law Naomi's assistance married an older kinsman Boaz thereby preserving her deceased husband's posterity and becoming an ancestor of King David ==