Chronicles of Jerahmeel by Moses Gaster

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Chronicles of Jerahmeel is a book by Moses Gaster, first published in 1899. It presents an English translation and compilation of an older Hebrew compilation traditionally attributed to a medieval compiler named Jerahmeel, bringing together biblical paraphrase, apocryphal and pseudo-epigraphal material, genealogies, and legendary expansions of scriptural narratives. The result is a sweeping, folkloric retelling of events from Creation through the later Old Testament period that reads as much like medieval historiography and midrash as it does like straightforward history. The work is of interest to students of biblical apocrypha, medieval Hebrew literature, and comparative folklore because it preserves Hebrew and Aramaic forms of several traditions that parallel or expand upon the canonical scriptures. Readers drawn to Jewish legends, Pseudo-Philo traditions, and the history of biblical interpretation will find this collection valuable both as a source of colourful narrative material and as an illustration of how medieval Jewish compilers adapted ancient and local traditions to create extended 'biblical histories.'

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