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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
The laws derived from midrash halakhah:
Question 2 of 10
The oldest existing aggadic midrashim are
Question 3 of 10
How did Midrash Tanhuma get its name?
Question 4 of 10
How did the rabbis composing midrash express themselves?
Question 5 of 10
Which is the largest collection of midrash aggadah?
Question 6 of 10
Were midrashic texts discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Question 7 of 10
What are the names of the books of legal midrash that comment on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
Question 8 of 10
Which Torah commentator sometimes dismissed the work of another Torah commentator by saying that "he relies too much on aggadah?"
Question 9 of 10
The Mekhilta is a book of legal midrashim focusing on
Question 10 of 10
According to midrash, which of Judaism's forefathers once worked in a store that sold idols?
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