2 myths
Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Transmission from across Jewish tradition.
2 myths on JewishMythology.com retell how Jewish tradition imagines transmission, drawn from the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later Jewish literature. Each story below synthesizes primary sources into a single narrative; follow any myth to read it, and from there into the source passages behind it.
Adam held the entire Torah from the first day. When Cain proved unworthy to carry it, Adam waited two decades before Seth was born to receive it.
Noah carried Raziel's sapphire book into the ark, where its hidden light marked night and day until the waters finally fell.
