This essay utilizes Foucault’s concept of the “technology of the self” to argue the ethical content of Ruth’s actions. In this way, my essay challenges reading the book of Ruth in a way that supports the Western and Christian technology of self and moral principle of self-sacrifice. Paying careful attention to the three episodes of contract-making in the book of Ruth (1:16-17, 3:9-13, 4:1-12), it is evident that Ruth’s actions demonstrate profound resourcefulness and care of oneself rather than self-sacrifice. This hermeneutical lens of “care of oneself” is constituted in the three elements of immanence, vigilant introspection and distance. The character of Ruth possesses the virtue of חֶ֔סֶד, repeatedly and secretly transgresses norms and expectations and creates an ethic that benefits and transforms her self and others.

本文利用福柯的“自我技术”概念来论证露丝行为的伦理内涵。这样，我的文章就以支持西方和基督教的自我技术和自我牺牲道德原则的方式挑战阅读露丝的书。留心露丝书中的三段订约（1：16-17、3：9-13、4：1-12），很明显露丝的举止表现出了深厚的机智和对自己的关心。比自我牺牲。这种“关爱自己”的解释学镜头是由内在性，警惕的内省和距离这三个要素构成的。露丝的性格拥有חֶ֔סֶד反复和秘密地违反了规范和期望，并建立了一种有益于并改变她自己和他人的道德规范。