The Advancement of Arguments in Exegetical Midrash Compared To That of the Greek

Ulmer, Rivka

doi:10.1163/157006397x00048

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“…Nevertheless, rabbinic exegesis of the authoritative text, the Hebrew Bible, may be compared with a similar hermeneutic enterprise of the Alexandrian grammarians who wrote exegetical comments on Homer and Jewish Bible interpretation in Alexandria (Siegert 2005). Rabbinic exegesis as found in midrash represents a unique initiative of the rabbis of late antiquity since midrash is a hermeneutic discourse per se (Ulmer 1997).…”

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Midrash and the Hebrew Bible

Kern-Ulmer

2008

Religion Compass

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Midrash is the particular mode of interpreting the Hebrew Bible that was developed by the rabbis of late antiquity in the Land of Israel. Midrash rendered Scripture relevant to the needs of a specific period in time. Definitions of midrash, the scope of midrashic activity, and its applicability to multiple interpretive strategies are widely disputed among scholars. This essay examines inner‐biblical interpretation, definitions of midrash, midrash scholarship, classifications of midrash, the boundaries of the genre midrash, midrasic exegesis, and various theological assumptions of midrash.

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confidence: 99%