Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-01-21
Folk Lore in Israel
tLcse'is Of the Jews VOL i. by Louis Ginzlerg PhD--
Jewish Publication Society of America $3.50. Vols IL
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Lesen'- Of 'c Jews Vol g. by Louis Ginzl.erg PhD--
Jewish Publication Society of America $3.50 Vols IL
10 En.)
Jewish intellectual in post Biblical
times cenere in the past expressed events and Der.
Of Biblical times Thus Scripture was TRANSFORMED
into thousand themes The pcrsonagcs Of the Bible
the ptrnrcis and The kings. the heroes the prophets
the women and the children. what they did suffered,
their happiness and their doom. words and their
lives became. apart presupposcl historical
reality symbol and allcgory The legends supplied
what the Hb'cal narratives omitted They filed up TIE
gaps they explained the motives; they enlarged the story
they formed the connection between the
ages and peoples. often with startling realism. They
drew sublime morals the place facts
In large these "reminiscences Interpretation
of the religious and national life Of the Jews.
The work is by Dr. Louis Gnzbcry, Professor of
inu, at The Jewish Theological Seminary Of An,erisn.
author cf works Tanudic Ralbiniea llcru-
iue and whose trimming combining classical and Oriental
learning cmincny fitted him to elaborate subject with
consummntc skill.
The first four volumes reproduce the legends in jew
sh literature connected with Bible times
The NTH volume is devoted exclusively TO covering
the text of Volumes and H. and Bibc
Creation TO Moses in Egypt. Volume vi include the
notes for the text of Volumes Ill and w. covering pc
riod Moses in the Wilderness Esther the notes will
be found the from which the mntcrul drawn
and they will be to bc eo-cxtensivc with RabbnicaI
Apocrypa and Pseudocpigrphc literature to cover
also considerable portion of medacval jewish literature
Volume VII will contain lengthy cXcurscs consisting
discussions important literary and folk -lorste prob,
lens connected with the subject 1t will also
plcte photography of the works referred in
and exhaustive index covering the volumes
Ing key the entire work
The notes contain besides the references cancellations
and explanations 10 the the origin
and development of many of the important legends
Throughout the notes supplement the by giving
legends which for the saks of the continuity could
Incorporated in tine had given separately In
the notes.
This work represents the first attempt gather from
original all Jewish legends far ms they
them with the atiainabe completeness aud ne
cuucy. II contains rich and varied
presented in clear and attractive form The scholar
ind the notes revelation They make clear funtia
mental Importance of the subject only Judaism
also for comparative religions and folklore Jewish
isou> ideas Jewish influence upon religions
dissemination of Oriental Occidental legends by Jews
great mass of fresh material and ideas upop these
porant themes to he found in a work which AN
honor Ia Judaism aud 10 America The work has been
specially prepared for The Jewish Publication Society of
Amcricli.
drawn from widely separated sources are woven into
continuous narrative. conflicting versions of
legend being fused into typical legend 1t will
not only authoritative scholars
hut excellent reading book for iiymcn