Midrash Rabbah Genesis Volume I

Universal Digital Library, Maurice Simon

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MIDRASH RABBAHGENESIS IKABBAHMIDRASHINTO ENGLISHTRANSLATEDAND INDICESWITH GLOSSARYNOTES,EDITORSHIP OFUNDER THEPH.D.RABBI DR. H. FREEDMAN, B.A.,ANDM.A.MAURICE SIMON,FOREWORD BYWITH AD.LIT.RABBI DR. I. EPSTEIN, B.A., PH.D.,VOLUMESTENINPRESSSONCINOTHELONDONFirst Edition 1939Second 195*ImpressionThird 1961PRINTED IN ENGLAND BYSTEPHEN AUSTIN AND HERTFORDSONS, LTD.,GENESISIN TWO VOLUMESITRANSLATED BYRABBI DR. H. PH.D.FREEDMAN, B.A.,CONTENT SForeword Rabbi Dr. /. ixby Epstein pageEditorial xxvPrefaceIntroduction to Genesis Rabbah xxviiBereshith iNoach2^33Lech Lecha 313Vayera 406FOREWORDbyRABBI DR. I. D.LIT.EPSTEIN, B.A., PH.D.,IN the earliest of the of Israel andperiods history Judah,when the twelve tribes were with eachyet other,warring the ideas of and wereking priest yet elementaryand we find leaders who that God isvague, proclaimedand must remain the sole ruler of the and thattribes,the of the Lord who is One andthrough governmentthe of the the andEverlasting, unity individual, nation,must be found.humanityThis God and had to theironly Supreme King spokenancestors at Sinai the and continued toLaw,throughto them and HeWhat hadspeak through priest prophet.said and commanded was in whichgathered up books,became The the which their individualBook, Torah, byand national life was to be Thus arose andguided.the of Israel. Grounded in the Bookdeveloped religionand centred in it was not like the RomanGod, religion,the ...

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• Publié par: onni
• Nombre de lectures: 178
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 39 Mo

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MIDRASH RABBAH GENESIS IKABBAHMIDRASH INTO ENGLISHTRANSLATED AND INDICESWITH GLOSSARYNOTES, EDITORSHIP OFUNDER THE PH.D.RABBI DR. H. FREEDMAN, B.A., AND M.A.MAURICE SIMON, FOREWORD BYWITH A D.LIT.RABBI DR. I. EPSTEIN, B.A., PH.D., VOLUMESTENIN PRESSSONCINOTHE LONDONFirst Edition 1939 Second 195*Impression Third 1961 PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY STEPHEN AUSTIN AND HERTFORDSONS, LTD.,