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Midrash Quiz

How much do you know about the origins and methods of this exegetical tradition?

Midrash Aggadah and Midrash Halacha 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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Question 1 of 10
What is a Midrash Yelamdenu?
Question 2 of 10
What is Midrash Aggadah?
Question 3 of 10
What does Mekhilta mean?
Question 4 of 10
Who said that "the Torah speaks in the language of human beings"?
Question 5 of 10
According to midrash, which of Judaism's forefathers once worked in a store that sold idols?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: After the destruction of the Temple, midrash halakhah was used to create new liturgies and rituals while still maintaining continuity by linking to the words of the Torah.
Question 7 of 10
Which of the following texts no longer exists in completion?
Question 8 of 10
Midrash Aggadah appears in discrete volumes of midrash, and also in
Question 9 of 10
What does the word midrash mean?
Question 10 of 10
Which of the following are examples of contemporary midrash?

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