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Midrash Quiz

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

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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
Midrash Aggadah appears in discrete volumes of midrash, and also in
Question 2 of 10
Which laws does the midrash derive from the text of the Shema?
Question 3 of 10
Which of the following stories is not a midrash?
Question 4 of 10
How did the rabbis composing midrash express themselves?
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following texts no longer exists in completion?
Question 6 of 10
What was Maimonides' position about how Jews should approach midrash?
Question 7 of 10
The concept of kal v’homer is common in midrash. It means:
Question 8 of 10
What belief about Torah is attributed to the school of Rabbi Ishmael?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these is not an example of midrash halakhah?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Classical works of midrash sometimes contain polemics against Christianity or Islam.
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