Why are the Books of Ruth and Esther so much alike?Both books are about female protagonists successfully navigating a male world. That seems to me to explain the parallels. Beyond that, the books are quite different. But I can't say I understand this distinction between narratology and emplotment vs narrative and plot. And I am wary of neologistic literary criticism. So maybe it's just me.
[ UPDATE (13 March 2025): Additional commentary here.]
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