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Midrash Quiz
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    Midrash Aggadah and Midrash Halakhah are rabbinic tools for interpreting the Bible. How much do you know about the origins and methods of these exegetical traditions?
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    What was Maimonides' position about how Jews should approach midrash?

     They should understand midrashic teachings literally

     They should write midrash off as philosophically unsophisticated

     They should accept only the most rational midrashim

     They should approach midrash as a code of metaphors hinting at deeper truths