Answers – To Difficult Questions (Book Of Ruth) Select A Study Ruth 2:20 – In what way was Boaz a “redeemer” of Ruth? Ruth 3:3-4 – Is this good dating advice? Ruth 3:6-12 – Did Ruth have sex with Boaz? Ruth 3:7—Doesn’t this verse imply that Ruth had intercourse with Boaz after he was drunk in order to obligate him to redeem her? Ruth 4:3–8—Isn’t the arrangement between Boaz and Ruth contrary to the law of the Levirate marriage?