Grossman J. Gleaning among the Ears-Gathering among the Sheaves: Characterizing the Image of the Supervising Boy (Ruth 2)

JBL 126, no. 4 (2007): 703–716.Ruth 2:7 introduces the reader to a 'supervising boy' attending the harvesting of grain in Boaz's field. Exegesis of this brief conversation opens questions about the work and possible danger Ruth faces there and the concern of Boaz as represented by this 'boy'. Close reading is made of this passage.