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?

Question 1 of 10
The authorship of the Mekhilta is attributed to whom?
Question 2 of 10
What is Midrash Aggadah?
Question 3 of 10
Which of the following are examples of contemporary midrash?
Question 4 of 10
The Mekhilta is a book of legal midrashim focusing on
Question 5 of 10
What does Mekhilta mean?
Question 6 of 10
Which is the largest collection of midrash aggadah?
Question 7 of 10
What belief about Torah is attributed to the school of Rabbi Ishmael?
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
How did Midrash Tanhuma get its name?
Question 10 of 10
Most of the collections of aggadic midrash were compiled between what years?
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