Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1545116 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 688 pages

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.