Jeffrey L. Rubenstein; Shaye J. D. Cohen
Rabbinic Stories.
Paulist Press, 2002. Classics of Western Spirituality. First edition. Preface by Shaye J. D. Cohen. 0809140241 xxi/315 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6" x 9", is like new.
"This volume provides translations of over fifty of the most important rabbinic stories. Each story is preceded by an introduction that sets wider context and explains technical terms and references. Both the introduction and notes pay careful attention to the literary aspects and narrative art of the stories, including the use of irony, wordplays, symbolic names, repetition and the integration of biblical verses."