The first complete English translation of the Hebrew classic Sefer Ha-Aggadah brings to the English-speaking world the greatest and best-loved anth...
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Jul 27, 2011
Stephy
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This is a huge (897 pages) of collected Rabbinic legends, dreams and teachings of a book first published in Hebrew over eighty years ago. I spent part of every lunch hour for months looking at this book while I saved up the (then) $75.00 to buy it. I was raised a druid and educated in Catholic, private and public schools, and have loved stories since I was a child. This! This is a thinking person's story book! One does not sit down and read it. One samples it day by day, and then starts over ag
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Jan 26, 2012
K.askade
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Nope. I haven't finished this yet. This Midrash is not meant to be read continuously. I mean, come on, have you seen how humongous this book is?! It is as big as a lectionary, mind you.
I read this constantly in no particular page order.
Anyway, I've read some chapters and I was awestruck. I was like, "aahh, ganun pala yun". This is the Jewish version of the Bible.
One of the few stories I remember is of Mary Magdalene. During that time when the men are about to throw sto More...
I read this constantly in no particular page order.
Anyway, I've read some chapters and I was awestruck. I was like, "aahh, ganun pala yun". This is the Jewish version of the Bible.
One of the few stories I remember is of Mary Magdalene. During that time when the men are about to throw sto More...
May 28, 2011
Craig
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Book of Legends/Sefer Ha-Aggadah: Legends from the Talmud and Midrash by Hayyim Nahman Bialik (1992)
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