Frontiers of the Roman Empire: (The Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments:Although the Roman empire was one of the longest lasting in history, it was never ideologically conceived by its rulers or inhabitants as a territory within fixed limits. Yet Roman armies clearly reached certain points—which today we call frontiers—where ... Details...

The Legends of the Jews: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments: The lives of Joseph and Moses began and ended during the centuries in which the Hebrews dwelled in Egypt. Volume Two collects legends about that long stay and its descent from refuge to slavery. Details...

The Legends of the Jews From Joshua to Esther: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments: Volume Four collects the legends of kings—Saul, David, and Solomon—and the legends of prophets—Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, and Daniel. Their lives encompassed the rise of Israel to the heights of glory and its journey into exile Details...

The Legends of the Jews From Moses to Esther: Notes for Volumes 3 and 4: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments: The notes for Volumes Three and Four tell where legends appear and reappear, where versions differ and where they contradict one another. When legends have been the subject of learned interpretation or debate, Ginzberg provides guidance to the commentaries ... Details...

The Legends of the Jews From the Creation to Exodus: Notes for Volumes 1 and 2: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments: The notes for Volumes Three and Four tell where legends appear and reappear, where versions differ and where they contradict one another. When legends have been the subject of learned interpretation or debate, Ginzberg provides guidance to the commentaries ... Details...

The Legends of the Jews Index to Volumes 1 through 6: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments:Who is wise? Who performs magic? What are the levels of Heaven and the regions of Hell? Volume Seven points to the answers with carefully keyed indexes to the Biblical, Talmudic, Tannaitic, Kaballistic, Apocryphal, Latin, Patristic, and Hellenistic sources of... Details...

The Legends of the Jews Moses in the Wilderness: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments: Forty years in the wilderness transformed Hebrew slaves into the Jewish people. In the long wandering to the promised land, much happened that the Bible did not record. Volume Three collects the legends about events that occurred during the exodus, events o... Details...

The Seven Lights: On the Major Jewish Festivals: (Johns Hopkins University Press) Publisher's Comments: Rabbi Eisenberg writes, "This book is the outcome of a dual encounter. Obviously, much has been written about the meaning of the Jewish holidays but, in my opinion, no one has probed them with as much depth and originality as Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Lyady (... Details...