The story of Ruth - one of only two books in the Bible named after a woman - is a story that is often hailed as not only the greatest short story of the Bible, but the prototype for every great story that has ever been written. Only this one actually happened. Set against the backdrop of the dark, chaotic and decadent days of the Judges, a man and a woman rescue each other and become part of the greatest chain of events that would unfold in all of human history. Sometimes life's lessons are best learned through teaching and exhortation. But sometimes, the deepest lessons of all come only through story and the story of Ruth is the greatest short story the Bible has to offer.