| Description |
xxii, 897 p. ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Translation of: Sefer ha-agadah. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Proem -- The work of creation and the first generations -- The deeds of the fathers -- Israel in Egypt and the departure from Egypt -- Israel in the wilderness -- Judges, kings, and prophets -- The destruction of the First Temple -- The era between the First and Second Temples -- The Second Temple: its structure and its services -- The destruction of the Second Temple and of the land -- The deeds of the sages -- Israel and the nations of the world -- The land of Israel -- Language -- Exile -- Redemption and the days of the Messiah -- In the time-to-come -- Torah -- Wisdom, prophecy, and song -- Sabbath, feasts, and fasts -- The Holy One, blessed be He, and relations between human beings and Him who is everywhere -- Good and evil -- Man and his needs -- A man's household -- Between man and man -- Traits and attitudes -- The community, the state and their requirements -- The world and all that it holds -- Matters pertaining to divination and healing -- Parables, proverbs, and sayings -- A miscellany. |
| Subject |
Aggada -- Translations into English.
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Midrash -- Translations into English.
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Jewish legends.
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Subject |
Legends, Jewish.
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Aggada. (OCoLC)fst00800216
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Jewish legends. (OCoLC)fst01734579
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Midrash. (OCoLC)fst01020601
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| Added Author |
Bialik, Hayyim Nahman, 1873-1934.
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Rawnitzki, Yehoshua Ḥana, 1859-1944.
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Braude, William G. (William Gordon), 1907-1988.
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| Added Title |
Sefer ha-aggadah.
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| ISBN |
0805241132 |
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9780805241136 |
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