• H10 Two Heroines in the Bible: Ruth and Esther

    The books of Ruth and Esther recount two of the most memorable true stories in all of Scripture.

    Slide 13

  • The book of Ruth

    A destitute and childless Moabite widow seeks a new home with her Jewish mother-in-law in the heart of Judaism, Bethlehem.

    Slide 22

  • The book of Esther


    A virtuous Jewish orphan displaced in Persia during the Diaspora marries the king of kings of the world-ruling Achaemenid Empire and saves her people.

    Slide 19

Welcome to H10 RESOURCES

This website provides resources to students of U3A Course H10 Two Heroines in the Bible: Ruth and Esther. These are freely provided for your reference and revision, but please respect the copyright laws regarding their further use, keeping in mind the time and energy that the authors have expended in putting them together. Materials developed and/or used by student presenters will only be posted here with their express permission.

CLASS RESOURCES

Family and World History

Session 1 Notes:

Introduction to the course
Ruth, Intro & Chapter 1
Family and World History

Session 2 Notes:

Ruth, Chapters 2 and 3
Family and World History

Session 3 Notes:

Ruth, Chapter 4; Summary,
Hidden Codes and Implications
Family and World History

Session 4 Notes:

Esther, Intro & Chapter 1
Family and World History

Session 5 Notes:

Historical Interlude and
Esther, Chapter 2
Family and World History

Session 6 Notes:

Esther, Chapter 3 to 5
Family and World History

Session 7 Notes:

Esther, Chapters 6 & 7
Family and World History

Session 8 Notes:

Esther, Chapters 8 and 9
Family and World History

Session 9 Notes:

Esther, Chapters 10 and
Something(s) Hidden
Family and World History

Session 10 Notes:

Ruth and Esther, Reprise
Feasts and Implications
Video: Book of Ruth (15 min, 110MB)
Video: Book of Esther (30 min, 230MB)

ABOUT THE TUTOR

RAY SARLIN

An active amateur family historian, Ray used to have a lot of free time before he discovered genealogy. Similar to many peers, he didn't develop an interest in family history until most relatives with answers were deceased. He is presently struggling with an online 7,000 person family tree that dates back 1,000 years.

A veteran with Infantry combat command as well as general staff experience, Ray also facilitates a U3A course entitled Military History - A Battlefield Perspective. He has been known to develop an interest in specific historical wars and battles that his ancestors took part in.

Following visits to Israel in 2008 and to Turkey and Greece in 2012, Ray has made study of the bible a major retirement project. He utilises his doctoral research to support his non-religious U3A course entitled "What the Bible is About - An Informed Appreciation of the Bible."
Daniel and Rebecca Boone, American Pioneers

First cousin (eight times removed) Daniel Boone (1734-1820), veteran of the French and Indian War, and his wife Rebecca Ann Bryan Boone (1739-1813) escort settlers through the Cumberland Gap. Painted by George Caleb Bingham c. 1852.

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