This is Volume 9 of the Word Biblical Commentary series, covering the books of Ruth and Esther.
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Frederic Bush is the D. Wilson Moore Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in California. He holds an M.Div. and M.Th. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University