《路得记》中的对比分析

A Probe into the Contrasts in Ruth

《路得记》在《旧约圣经》中特色鲜明。它避开歌颂帝王英雄的论题而转至褒扬一位异族寡妇的忠贞品质。并且就其精短的篇幅亦与邻近的几本旧约书形成鲜明的对比。然而,《路得记》却能在信徒与非信徒读者当中都广受欢迎,给人以深刻印象。究其原因,除了路得美好妇人的形象深入人心之外,在整章书中或隐或显的重要因素———时间与人物对比,在树立《路得记》深刻形象方面起着非常重要的作用。

Ruth has very distinguishing features in the Old Testament in the Bible.It has avoided the topics of empirical heroes and has switched to praise the virtues of a foreign widow.Besides,its much shorter length compared with the adjoining books also makes Ruth as a specialty.However,Ruth has been well received among both believers and non-believers,leaving a deep impression.The author of the present article holds that,the reason for its popularity owns not only to Ruth＇s image of a good wife but also to the important implicit and explicit element in the book-the temporal and personal contrasts which have played an essential role in deepening the impression of Ruth.