Rabbi Tanchuma
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Rabbi Tanchuma was a prominent early Jewish sage and homiletic teacher whose interpretations and sermons are preserved in the midrashic collection known as Midrash Tanchuma.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious teacher
ⓘ
Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Midrash Tanchuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
Torah exegesis
ⓘ
midrash ⓘ rabbinic homiletics ⓘ |
| focusOfTeachings |
comfort to Israel
ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| genreOfTeachings |
aggadah
ⓘ
homiletic midrash ⓘ |
| hasWorkAttributed |
homilies on weekly Torah portions
ⓘ
interpretations of biblical narratives ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish preaching
ⓘ
later midrashic literature ⓘ medieval Jewish commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
homiletic teachings
ⓘ
midrashic interpretations ⓘ sermons on the Torah ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | eponym of Midrash Tanchuma ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| region | Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
darshan
ⓘ
sage ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | early Jewish sage ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInLiterature | attributed author of homilies ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Pentateuch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
aggadic interpretations
ⓘ
ethical teachings ⓘ |
| teachingsPreservedIn | Midrash Tanchuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
moral exhortation
ⓘ
use of parables ⓘ verse-by-verse exposition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Amoraic era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talmudic period ⓘ |
| tradition | rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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