Legends of the Bible - Hardcover

Louis Ginzberg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1861054734 ISBN 13: 9781861054739

Publisher: Robson Books, 2001

Synopsis

Bible Legends explores the rich crop of legends that occur in the Old Testament, many of which are the key to the richest literary and artistic traditions of the western world. Real people emerge from these familiar (and not so familiar) stories: Adam's ascent into Heaven in a chariot; Abraham's trial by fire; Jonah's adventure in the whale; Solomon as a beggar; the wooing of Rebekah; the life of Moses; David and Goliath; Cain and Abel. In this fascinating book, Louis Ginzberg presents the Bible's spiritual values in new colours and dimensions. This is storytelling with a grain of salt and a lot of wit. These tales sprang from the ancient oral tradition and changed the daily thoughts and deeds of a hundred generations; here, their power and truth is examined

About this title

About the Author:

Louis Ginzberg (1893-1953) is acknowledged as the world's outstanding scholar in the field of Talmudic learning. His seven-volume Legends of the Jews, from which these legends were selected, has been recognised as one of the most distinguished works of scholarship ever published on the subject.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robson Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1861054734
• ISBN 13: 9781861054739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 688