An Analysis of the Identity of Ruth in the Bible_英语论文

摘要

圣经是欧洲文化最初的和主要的来源。圣经对所有重要的欧洲和北美文化都产生过深远的影响，它也为人类思想、文学和艺术中某些具有纪念碑意义的作品提供了灵感。友谊是生活中必不可少的一部分，对我们生活有着很大的影响。社会学家、哲学家等等都在探讨友谊这个永恒却又历久弥新的话题，该话题随着时代的发展不断的被赋予新的内涵。鉴于此，本文将以《圣经》这一材料为例，从圣经的角度探寻友谊的新内涵。这样不仅可以从一个新的角度解读友谊，满足社会对于文化多元化得需求，还可以为我们生活中友谊的培养提供一定的参考价值。本篇论文主要采用文献研究法和举例分析法两种方法，通过对大量文献的研究，列举出《圣经》中有关友谊的章节，紧扣这些章节,进而探讨友谊的发源、友谊存在的合理性以及友谊的力量，最后针对该研究给出合理化的建议。

关键词：圣经 友情 经文 圣经角度

Abstract

The Bible is the primary and major source of European culture. It has had a formative influence on all the major European and North American culture. At the same time, the Bible provides inspiration for masterpieces of the literature, the art and man’s thought. Friendship is an indispensable part of life and has a great influence on our lives. Sociologists, philosophers and so forth are discussing this eternal but long-lasting topic. The topic continues to be added new meaning with the development of the times. In view of this, this article will explore the new connotation of friendship from the perspective of Bible. It can not only meet the community’s needs for cultural diversity, but also provide some value for our friendship in life. This paper mainly adopts the methods of literature research and case analysis. It will list the verses of Bible about friendship by the study of a large number of literature, and then explore the origin of friendship,  the existence of friendship as well as the power of friendship, and finally give the rational proposal for the study.  The thesis is going to deal with the theme of friendship from the perspective of Bible by citing many scriptures. The purpose is to enable people to get a better understanding of friendship and boost the sensitivity to the biblical knowledge of a foreign language and culture.

Key words：Bible; Friendship; Scriptures; Biblical View

Contents

1 Introduction 1

2 The Appearance of Friendship in the Bible 3

2.1 The Book of Ruth 3

2.2 David and Jonathan 4

3  Purposes of Godly friendships 6

3.1 To Attract Others to God 6

3.2 To Expose Sin 7

4  The Power of Biblical Friendships 10

5  Conclusion 14

Bibliography 15

Acknowledgements 16