The Legends of the Jews: From the Creation to Jacob - Couverture souple

Ginzberg, Louis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801858909 ISBN 13 : 9780801858901

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The first books of the Bible describe powerfully but briefly the creation, the first generations of humanity, and the early history of the Jews. In addition to their power to inspire thought and worship, they inspired imagination. Much of the richness of Jewish belief and wisdom comes from the many legends that answered questions raised by the silences of the Bible. From the second to the 14th centuries, the Talmud, Midrash, and their targums incorporated apocryphal views of biblical persons and events to help explain scripture. Other legends found their way into the Kabbalah, into biblical commentaries, and into Christian literature. Now available in paperback, Louis Ginzberg's landmark, seven-volume "The legends of the Jews" assembles the many elaborations and embellishments of biblical stories that flourished in the centuries following the Bible's own creation. From a portrait of Adam and Eve as innocent cannibals to tales of Moses ascending the throne of Ethiopia and visiting both hell and paradise, these legends offer strange, delightful and occasionally bizarre variations of familiar biblical stories. Other tales describe Eden and the building of the Tower of Babel, explain how the first Sabbath was celebrated, and chronicle the punishment of the rebel angels. Ginzberg devotes most of his life to gathering these Jewish lege from their original sources - written in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Syrian, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Arabic, Persian, and Old Slavic - and reproducing them completely, accurately, and vividly. He presents these legends following the traditional biblical sequence and reconciling the sometimes contradictory versions of the same stories found in different sources. In addition to four volumes of the legends themselves, "The the Jews" includes two indispensable volumes of notes that provides the sources for every legend and test to the immense depth and range of Ginzberg's research, as well as a comprehensive index to the people, places, and motifs found in the legends and their sources.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801858909
• ISBN 13: 9780801858901
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 454
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible