
1881 Der Midrasch Bereschit Rabba Dr. August Wunsche Haggadah Genesis Leipzig
Description: This is the 587 page original German translation of the Bereishit Rabbah or what is known as the Midrash Rabbah on Genesis. This was the first time it was ever translated into the German language. By Lic. Dr. August Wunsche, very respected German Hebraist and teacher. The title page reads: Der Midrasch Bereschit Rabba Die Haggadische Auslegung Der Genesis Zum Ersten Male Ins Deutsche Ubertragen von Lic. Dr. August WunscheMit einer einleitung von Dr. J. Furst, noten und verbesserungen von demselben und D.O. Stracschen und varianten von Dr. M. Grunwald. First Edition. Condition: Pages are excellent, covers are nice, no writing in interior. Rare. About The AuthorKarl August Wünsche 1838-1912, was born in Hainewalde bei Zittau and died in Dresden. He was a German Christian Hebraist. He devoted his attention almost exclusively to rabbinic literature. After completing his commentaries on the Book of Hosea (1868) and Book of Joel (1872), he wrote Neue Beiträge zur Erläuterung der