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Solomon’s Hidden Commentary Revealed
- Rabbi David Forman tells a story about a collector and a hypothetical ancient commentary on Ruth that turns out to be Proverbs.
- He uses this to illustrate discovering commentary already embedded in the Bible.
Bible As An Ancient Hyperlinked Text
- Forman explains the Bible uses intertextual 'hyperlinks' so passages comment on other passages across books.
- Reading linked texts together reveals richer, multidimensional meaning that the Bible encodes intentionally.
Proverbs 31 Echoes Ruth
- Proverbs 31 repeatedly echoes language from Ruth, notably 'woman of valor' (eshet chayil).
- These signals suggest Proverbs 31 functions as an interpretive overlay on the story of Ruth.