Inside Noah' s Ark provides a wealth of information on each animal in the biblical text, including taxonomic designation, interesting zoological information references to legends in Near Eastern mythology, rabbinic insights found in the Talmud, Midrash, and halacha (Jewish law), and a complete concordance that locates each time the species appears in the Holy Scriptures.This is an essential resource for any in-depth study of the Old Testament. The original version was a Jewish Book Club Selection. Inside Noah' s Art provides a wealth of information on each animal in the biblical text, including taxonomic designation, interesting zoological information references to legends in Near Eastern mythology, rabbinic insights found in the Talmud, Midrash, and halacha (Jewish law), and a complete concordance that locates each time the species appears in the Holy Scriptures.