Joshua, Judges, Ruth

Joshua, the first of the historical books, for Christians: "former prophet" for rabbinical tradition. And, between the death of Joshua and the appearance of Samuel, the story of twelve characters called Judges arises. The story of Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem in Judea is told in one of the only three books that has a woman's name: Ruth. The Understanding the Word series tries to explain, comment on and bring closer to the faithful the biblical text that they hear in the liturgy and read personally or in a group. Its purpose is both deeply pastoral and scientific. That is, these are commentaries that start from a serious study of the text and its variants, of the meanings of the words, of the historical and religious context, of the underlying anthropological and theological conceptions. From there, each particular commentary tries to show the faithful Christian with simple language the meaning of the text and its permanent value in nourishing the life of faith. Santiago García-Jalón de la Lama is a professor of Hebrew Philology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca and a member of the Theological Advisory Commission of the Episcopal Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith. A specialist in the History of Linguistics and the Theory of the Interpretation of Written Texts, he has edited numerous works in specialized journals. He has published Linguistics and Biblical Exegesis (2011) at the BAC. Miren Junkal Guevara Llaguno. Born in Bilbao, she has a degree in Law, a PhD in Theology, specializing in Biblical Theology, and a degree in Theology, specializing in Dogmatic Theology. A professor in the Department of Sacred Scripture at the Faculty of Theology of Granada, she has published Splendor in the Diaspora. The Joseph tradition (Gen 37-50) and its re-readings in biblical and parabiblical literature (Biblioteca Midrasica No. 29, Verbo Divino, Estella 2006); Postmodern Apocrypha (Ediciones Khaf, Madrid 2012).

SANTIAGO GARCÍA-JALÓN

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