Berman, Samuel A. (ed). Midrash Tanhuma-Yelammedenu: An English
Translation of Genesis and Exodus from the Printed Version of
Tanhuma-Yelammedenu. Ktav Publishing House; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN
0-881254-00-2.
[Bia92]
Bialik, Hayyim Nahman (ed); Ravnitzky, Yehoshua Hana (ed). The
Book of Legends Sefer Ha-Aggadah: Legends from the Talmud and Midrash.
Schocken Books; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN 0-805241-13-2.
[Bli97]
Blidstein, Gerald J. In the Rabbis' Garden: Adam and Eve in the
Midrash. Jason Aronson; 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-765759-87-X.
Braude, William G. and Kapstein, Israel J. (trans.) Tanna Debe
Eliyyahu: The Lore of the School of Elijah. Jewish Publication Society;
1981, 1997. Paperback. ISBN 0-827606-34-6.
Ginzberg, Louis, Szold, Henrietta (trans); Radin Paul (trans).
Legends of the Jews. 7 vols. Jewish Publication Society,
Philadelphia. 1946, 1989. Hardcover 7 Volume Set. ISBN 0-827601-48-4.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 1: From the Creation to
Jacob. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback. Reprint edition. Volume 1.
ISBN 0-801858-90-9.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 2: From Joseph to the
Exodus. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback. Reprint edition. Volume 2.
ISBN 0-801858-91-7.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 3: Moses in the
Wilderness. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback. Reprint edition. Volume
3. ISBN 0-801858-92-5.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 4: From Joshua to Esther.
Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback. Reprint edition. Volume 4. ISBN
0-801858-93-3.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 5: Notes to Volumes 1 and 2 ;
From the Creation to the Exodus. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback.
Reprint edition. Volume 5. ISBN 0-801858-94-1.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 6: Notes to Volumes 3 and 4:
From Moses to Esther. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback. Reprint
edition. Volume 6. ISBN 0-801858-95-X.
The Legends of the Jews: Volume 7: Index. Johns Hopkins
Univ Pr; 1998. Paperback. Reprint edition. Volume 7. ISBN 0-801858-96-8.
[Gin92]
Ginzberg. Louis. Legends of the Bible. Jewish Publication
Society; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-827604-04-1.
Glatzer, Nahum N. ed. Hammer on the Rock: A Midrash
Reader. Schocken, New York. 1962. Paperback. ISBN 0-805200-32-0. Out of
Print. [Draws material from the nonlegal parts of the Talmud the Haggadah ...
and the midrashic writings.]
[Gol96]
Goldberg, Edwin C. Midrash for Beginners. Jason Aronson; 1996.
Paperback. ISBN 1-568215-99-1.
Hammer, Reuven (trans); Goldin, Judah. The Classic Midrash:
Tannaitic Commentaries on the Bible (The Classics of Western Spirituality).
Paulist Press; 1995. Hardcover. ISBN 0-809104-67-9.
Langermann, Y. Tzvi (ed). Yemenite Midrash: Philosophical
Commentaries on the Torah (The Sacred Literature Trust Series). Harper San
Francisco, 1996. Altamira Pr; 1998. Paperback. ISBN 0-761990-04-6. [An
important work, this anthology of scriptural interpretations brings to light
the Yemenite Jewish midrashic tradition, which is almost totally unknown to
most Jews.]
Montefiore, C.G. and Loewe, H. eds. The Rabbinic
Anthology Schocken Press, New York. 1970. ISBN 0-805204-42-3. Out of
print. [Has some strange sources/references]
[Neu94]
Neusner, Jacob. The Midrash: An Introduction. Jason Aronson;
1994. Paperback. ISBN 1-568213-57-3.
[Str92]
Strack, Herman L.; Stemberger, Gunter; Bockmuehl, Markus (trans).
Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash. Fortress Pr; 1992. Paperback.
Reprint edition. ISBN 0-800625-24-2. [The classic work on the field. Not for
beginners; for those interested in a more historical and critical study of
Talmud and Midrash.]
Townsend, John T. (trans.). Midrash Tanhuma (2 vols):
Midrash Tanhuma: Translated into English With Indices and
Brief Notes: Genesis. Ktav Publishing House; 1989. Hardcover. Volume I.
ISBN 0-881250-87-2.
Midrash Tanhuma: Translated into English With Indices and
Brief Notes: Exodus and Leviticus. Ktav Publishing House; 1997. Hardcover.
Volume II. ISBN 0-881253-79-0.
Weissman, Rabbi Moshe. The Midrash Says. (5 vols).
Benei Yakov Publications. Brooklyn, NY. 1980. [Adaptation of midrashim on each
Torah section, with sources. Extremely faithful to the original, recommended
among the Orthodox and used by observant teachers. Probably the best English
language source for the range of Midrashic material. Also available in a
children's edition, The Little Midrash Says, which includes
Joshua.]
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