David C. Jacobson is Assistant Professor of Hebrew at the University of Pennsylvania.

Acknowledgments
A Note on Translation and Transliteration
Introduction: The Development of Modern Midrash in the Twentieth Century
Part I. Secular Scripture
1. Neo-Hasidic Tales: Micha Yosef Berdyczewski and Y. L.Peretz
2. The Creative Restoration of Legends: Chaim Nachman Bialik
3. Biblical Tales of the Wilderness: David Frischmann
Part II. Biblical Archetypes and the Modern Jewish Experience
4. The Life and Death of King Saul: Shaul Tchernichowsky
5. Men and Women in the Bible: Yocheved Bat-Miriam
6. The Holocaust Survivor and the Bible: Amir Gilboa, Abba Kovner, and Dan Pagis
7. Uses and Abuses of Power in Ancient and Modern Israel: Nissim Aloni, Moshe Shamir, and Amos Oz
Conclusion: Traditional Heroes for Modern Times
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index