Midrash
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Midrash is a classical Jewish literary and interpretive tradition that explores, explains, and expands upon the Hebrew Bible through narrative, legal, and ethical teachings.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midrash canonical | 37 |
| Midrashic literature | 9 |
| Midrash Rabbah | 4 |
| Commentary on the Hebrew Bible | 1 |
| Mekhilta | 1 |
| Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael | 1 |
| Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai | 1 |
| Midrash Tanchuma, Parashat [name] | 1 |
| Midrashim on the Torah | 1 |
| Rabbinic hermeneutics | 1 |
| Rabbinic literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T338121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midrash Context triple: [Jewish ethics, drawsFrom, Midrash]
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A.
Midrash halakha
Midrash halakha is a genre of rabbinic literature that derives and interprets Jewish legal rulings from the biblical text.
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B.
Aggadah
Aggadah is the non-legal component of rabbinic literature, encompassing narrative, ethical teachings, theology, and folklore found in the Talmud and Midrash.
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C.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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D.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
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E.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midrash Target entity description: Midrash is a classical Jewish literary and interpretive tradition that explores, explains, and expands upon the Hebrew Bible through narrative, legal, and ethical teachings.
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A.
Midrash halakha
Midrash halakha is a genre of rabbinic literature that derives and interprets Jewish legal rulings from the biblical text.
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B.
Aggadah
Aggadah is the non-legal component of rabbinic literature, encompassing narrative, ethical teachings, theology, and folklore found in the Talmud and Midrash.
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C.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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D.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
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E.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish hermeneutical method
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Jewish literary tradition ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
convey ethical lessons
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derive religious law ⓘ explain biblical texts ⓘ resolve textual difficulties ⓘ update scripture for new contexts ⓘ |
| characteristic |
integration of law and narrative
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multi-layered meaning ⓘ non-literal interpretation ⓘ |
| developedBy | rabbinic sages ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
Amoraic period
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Second Temple period ⓘ Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| developedInRegion |
Babylonia
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linked to:
Mesopotamia
Land of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
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| etymology | Hebrew root d-r-sh (to seek, inquire, interpret) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Tanakh ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Midrash Aggadah
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linked to:
Aggadah
Midrash Halakha ⓘ
linked to:
Midrash halakha
|
| hasForm |
allegorical interpretation
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ethical teaching ⓘ homiletic exposition ⓘ legal interpretation ⓘ narrative interpretation ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
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Midrash Rabbah ⓘ
linked to:
Midrash
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana ⓘ Sifra ⓘ Sifre Bamidbar ⓘ Sifre Devarim ⓘ Tanchuma ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish mysticism
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Jewish preaching ⓘ medieval Jewish commentary ⓘ modern Jewish theology ⓘ |
| method |
close reading of scripture
ⓘ
creative expansion of narrative ⓘ intertextual comparison ⓘ use of parable ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jewish homiletics
ⓘ
Mishnah ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jewish education
ⓘ
religious study ⓘ synagogue sermons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midrash Description of subject: Midrash is a classical Jewish literary and interpretive tradition that explores, explains, and expands upon the Hebrew Bible through narrative, legal, and ethical teachings.
Referenced by (58)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
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Maaser (tithes)
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the Men of the Great Assembly (in some traditions)
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