The word Midrash (pl. Midrashim), which is based on the Hebrew root d-r-sh (Eng. “seek,” “inquire,” “examine,” and also “preach”), is a quintessential expression of rabbinical theology. In current usage, a distinction is made between Midrash as a hermeneutical method of rabbinical scriptural interpretation, the Midrash as a traditional literary corpus in whose works this very method is applied, and fina…
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Adelman, Rachel, “Midrash”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 05 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0542>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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