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Dr. Buzzell categorizes the book of Ruth as a color book. Why?
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The book of Ruth does not tell a story that fits into the narrative timeline of the Bible. It gives the Biblical story some colorful understanding of what is going during that time period.
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Ruth was a color book because it added detail to the story but did not move the narrative along.
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Ruth is a color book because it adds colorful detail to another book in the Old Testament it alone does not advance the Old Testament story.
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Like the other color books, Ruth adds a lot more meat to the story of the chronological events leading up to the Messiah. Though this story is short and about a woman who is not even Jewish, you see that she is in the lineage of our Lord. It is interesting how books like Ruth and Ester add so much of real emotion to the actual story as well as some of the other “color” books, yet are often looked over by most readers. They are filled with heartaches, trials, and faith that honestly anyone could apply to their own lives today.
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Because it provides a narrative around a story and has detail that is relevant to the whole Bible and especially the New Testament
