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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781147203321

Autore

Ginzberg Louis <1873-1953.>

Titolo

Legends of the Jews / / Louis Ginzberg ; translated from the German manuscript by Henrietta Szold and Paul Radin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Jewish Publication Society, 2003

ISBN

0-8276-1005-X

Edizione

[2nd ed., [2003 ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource [2 volumes] (1546 pages)

Collana

JPS classic reissues

Altri autori (Persone)

SzoldHenrietta <1860-1945.>

RadinPaul <1883-1959.>

Disciplina

296.1/9

Soggetti

Jewish legends

Midrash

Aggada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

v. 1. Bible times and characters from the creation to Moses in the wilderness -- v. 2. Bible times and characters from Moses in the wilderness to Esther.

Sommario/riassunto

To this day Legends of the Jews remains a most remarkable and comprehensive compilation of stories connected to the Hebrew Bible. It is an indispensable reference on that body of literature known as Midrash, the imaginative retelling and elaboration on Bible stories in which mythological tales about demons and magic co-exist with moralistic stories about the piety of the patriarchs.