Legends of the Jews

Legends of the Jews
Title page for Legends of the Jews (1913)
AuthorLouis Ginzberg
TranslatorHenrietta Szold
LanguageGerman
English
SubjectBiblical legends
GenreLegend, religion
Published1909
Publication placeUnited States

The Legends of the Jews is a chronological compilation of aggadah from hundreds of biblical legends in Mishnah, Talmud and Midrash. The compilation consists of seven volumes (four volumes of narrative texts and two volumes of footnotes with a volume of index) synthesized by Louis Ginzberg in a manuscript written in the German language. In 1913, it was translated by Henrietta Szold.[1] It was published in Philadelphia by the Jewish Publication Society of America from 1909 to 1938.

  1. ^ The Legends of the Jews Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.