Mary J. Evans is a visiting lecturer in Old Testament and former Academic Dean at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, Addis Ababa, and a former lecturer at the London School of Theology.

The book of Judges presents Israel's frailty, the nation's need for deliverance, and God's use of flawed leaders to guide his chosen people through a dark period of their history. The book of Ruth tells a smaller story within this narrative, showing God quietly at work in the lives of a few individuals. Mary Evans's commentary places each book in its historical and canonical context, examines key theological themes and addresses issues facing twenty-first-century readers.
Part of the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries series designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means.