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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
Serah has no part in any narrative in the Torah, but there are many midrashic traditions about her, including:
Question 2 of 10
Most of the collections of aggadic midrash were compiled between what years?
Question 3 of 10
What does midrash tend to focus on?
Question 4 of 10
Midrash Aggadah appears in discrete volumes of midrash, and also in
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following are examples of contemporary midrash?
Question 6 of 10
What are the names of the books of legal midrash that comment on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
Question 7 of 10
What belief about Torah is attributed to the school of Rabbi Ishmael?
Question 8 of 10
How did Midrash Tanhuma get its name?
Question 9 of 10
The authorship of the Mekhilta is attributed to whom?
Question 10 of 10
The laws derived from midrash halakhah:
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