Legends of the Jews, Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Legends of the Jews, Volume 1, credited to Ginzberg, Louis, 1873-1953, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Legends of the Jews, Volume 1, by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg. Read by: Scott Sherris, Kirstin Ferreri, dinobuddy, Leon Mire, Robert Scott, Bryan Ness, ML Cohen, Jason Mayoff, Sibella Denton, D.E. Wittkower, and Laurie Anne Walden. Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; he died on November 11, 1953, in New York City. Ginzberg taught at the Jewish Theological seminary from 1903 to 1953. For 50 years, he trained two generations of Conservative Rabbis. The Legends of the Jews is an epic 7-volume compilation of traditional Jewish stories loosely related to the Bible. Volumes 1-4 contain the stories, while volumes 5-7 contain Ginzberg's notes and commentary. Over the millenia, these stories, which expand on the Bible, flesh out the lives of biblical figures. In the process, they help bring to life the Bible's valuable lessons. The Legends of the Jews has been called a monumental work of scholarship. It is studied by serious students of both Judaism and Christianity. And yet the stories continue to be accessible and understood by all. They were designed to impart lessons of the Torah, and any child or adult will find much to enjoy about this work. (Summary by Scott Sherris and Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Legends of the Jews, Volume 1
• Author credits: Ginzberg, Louis, 1873-1953
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 50
• Listed recording duration: 13:50:03

Catalogue topics

• judaism
• myth
• bible
• jewish
• fable
• torah
• genesis
• abraham

Opening tracks: first 24 of 50

1. Chap. 0 - Preface — 14:37
2. Chap. 1-01 - Creation of the World — 18:33
3. Chap. 1-02 - Creation of the World — 16:52
4. Chap. 1-03 - Creation of the World — 12:15
5. Chap. 1-04 - Creation of the World — 23:29
6. Chap. 1-05 - Creation of the World — 8:13
7. Chap. 2-01 - Adam — 20:54
8. Chap. 2-02 - Adam — 26:13
9. Chap. 2-03 - Adam — 17:01
10. Chap. 2-04 - Adam — 24:15
11. Chap. 2-05 - Adam — 18:28
12. Chap. 2-06 - Adam — 15:34
13. Chap. 3-01 - The Death of Eve — 19:48
14. Chap. 3-02 - The Death of Eve — 17:00
15. Chap. 3-03 - The Death of Eve — 18:11
16. Chap. 3-04 - The Death of Eve — 22:24
17. Chap. 3-05 - The Death of Eve — 13:47
18. Chap. 4-01 - Noah — 16:49
19. Chap. 4-02 - Noah — 18:29
20. Chap. 4-03 - Noah — 17:47
21. Chap. 4-04 - Noah — 12:38
22. Chap. 5-01 - Abraham — 17:07
23. Chap. 5-02 - Abraham — 14:28
24. Chap. 5-03 - Abraham — 17:07

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