Midrash
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Midrash is a classical Jewish literary and interpretive tradition that explores, explains, and expands upon the Hebrew Bible through narrative, legal, and ethical teachings.
Aliases (7)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish hermeneutical method
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Jewish literary tradition → biblical exegesis → rabbinic literature → |
| aimsTo |
convey ethical lessons
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derive religious law → explain biblical texts → resolve textual difficulties → update scripture for new contexts → |
| characteristic |
integration of law and narrative
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multi-layered meaning → non-literal interpretation → |
| developedBy |
rabbinic sages
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| developedInPeriod |
Amoraic period
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Second Temple period → Tannaitic period → |
| developedInRegion |
Babylonia
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Land of Israel → |
| etymology |
Hebrew root d-r-sh (to seek, inquire, interpret)
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| focusesOn |
Hebrew Bible
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Tanakh → |
| hasComponent |
Midrash Aggadah
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Midrash Halakha → |
| hasForm |
allegorical interpretation
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ethical teaching → homiletic exposition → legal interpretation → narrative interpretation → |
| includesWork |
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
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Midrash Rabbah → Pesikta de-Rav Kahana → Sifra → Sifre Bamidbar → Sifre Devarim → Tanchuma → |
| influenced |
Jewish mysticism
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Jewish preaching → medieval Jewish commentary → modern Jewish theology → |
| method |
close reading of scripture
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creative expansion of narrative → intertextual comparison → use of parable → |
| primaryLanguage |
Aramaic
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Hebrew → |
| relatedTo |
Jewish homiletics
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Mishnah → Talmud → |
| religiousTradition |
Judaism
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| usedIn |
Jewish education
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religious study → synagogue sermons → |
Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Gematria
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Rabbi Akiva ("Midrash Rabbah") → Shaddai → Shimon bar Yochai → |
mentionedIn |
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Shekhinah
("Rabbinic literature")
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Shekhinah ("Midrashic literature") → |
appearsIn |
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Midrash halakha
("Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael")
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Midrash halakha ("Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai") → |
corpusIncludes |
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The Gershon Kekst Graduate School
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academicDiscipline |
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Rabbi
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associatedWithTextualTradition |
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Masorah
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distinguishedFrom |
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Jewish ethics
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drawsFrom |
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Rabbinic Judaism
("Rabbinic hermeneutics")
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hasConcept |
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Rabbinic Judaism
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hasCoreText |
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Midrash
("Midrash Rabbah")
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includesWork |
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Akedah
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interpretedIn |
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Rashi
("Commentary on the Hebrew Bible")
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notableWork |
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Aggadah
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partOf |
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Rabbinic Judaism
("Midrash Rabbah")
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recognizesText |