“louis ginzberg”

When God resolved upon the creation of the world- He took counsel with the Torah. Her advice was this: "O Lord- a king without an army and without courtiers and attendants hardly deserves the name of king- for none is nigh to express the homage due to him."' (Excerpt)... More

When God resolved upon the creation of the world- He took counsel with the Torah. Her advice was this: "O Lord- a king without an army and without courtiers and attendants hardly deserves the name of king- for none is nigh to express the homage due to him."' (Excerpt)... More

But in this art, too, Joshua was his match, for he, too, knew how to time properly the attack upon individuals, and he destroyed Amalek, his sons, the armies he himself commanded, and those under the leadership of his sons. But in the very heat of battle, Joshua treated his enemies humanely, he did ... More

The lives of Joseph and Moses began and ended during the centuries in which the Hebrews dwelled in Egypt. Volume Two collects legends about that long stay and its descent from refuge to slavery.... More

Forty years in the wilderness transformed Hebrew slaves into the Jewish people. In the long wandering to the promised land, much happened that the Bible did not record. Volume Three collects the legends about events that occurred during the exodus, events of struggle and anger, and of wonder and awe... More

Volume Four collects the legends of kings -- Saul, David, and Solomon -- and the legends of prophets -- Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, and Daniel. Their lives encompassed the rise of Israel to the heights of glory and its journey into exile.... More

The notes for Volumes One and Two tell where legends appear and reappear, where versions differ and where they contradict each other. When legends have been the subject of learned interpretation or debate, Ginzberg provides guidance to the commentaries and disputants; when the legends are part of a ... More