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Midrash Quiz

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

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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?

You answered {{correct}} of 10 correctly

Question 1 of 10
What does midrash tend to focus on?
Question 2 of 10
Most of the collections of aggadic midrash were compiled between what years?
Question 3 of 10
The beginning line of a midrash is called the
Question 4 of 10
The Mekhilta is a book of legal midrashim focusing on
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is not an example of midrash halakhah?
Question 6 of 10
Which Torah commentator sometimes dismissed the work of another Torah commentator by saying that "he relies too much on aggadah?"
Question 7 of 10
Midrash Aggadah appears in discrete volumes of midrash, and also in
Question 8 of 10
The concept of kal v’homer is common in midrash. It means:
Question 9 of 10
What belief about Torah is attributed to the school of Rabbi Ishmael?
Question 10 of 10
What does Mekhilta mean?
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