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1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations. |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive look at the stories that make up the Old Testament and the Jewish religion, including the folk tales, apocryphal texts, midrashes, and other little-known documents that the Old Testament and the Torah do not include. In this exhaustive study, Robert graves provides a fascinating account of pre-Biblical texts that have been censored, suppressed, and hidden for centuries, and which now emerge to give us a clearer view of Hebrew myth and religion than ever.Venerable classicist and historian Robert Graves recounts the ancient Hebrew stories, both obscure and familiar, with a rich sense of storytelling, culture, and spirituality. This book is sure to be riveting to students of Jewish or Judeo-Christian history, culture, and religion. |
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Bible. Genesis -- Legends.
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Jewish mythology.
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Mythology, Semitic.
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Aggada.
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Midrash.
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RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Patai, Raphael, author.
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Schnur, Carly, cover designer.
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Freading.
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| Related To |
Print version: Graves, Robert, 1895-1985. Hebrew myths : the book of Genesis. [Westminster, Maryland] : RosettaBooks, 1964, c2014 311 pages 9780385263306 89180618 |
| ISBN |
9780795337178 (electronic bk.) |
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0795337175 (electronic bk.) |
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9780795337154 (electronic bk.) |
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0795337159 (electronic bk.) |
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