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Midreshei Halakhah
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General description

  • All Midreshei Halakhah follow the order of the Torah’s verses as opposed to the topical organization found in other branches of Tannaitic literature (e.g. Mishnah and Tosefta).
  • These midrashim employ various methods of derash (and some peshat interpretation) to derive halakhot from the verses, or to link halakhot to the verses.2
  • The text is often dialectical and complex, with frequent obscure statements and arguments.3
  • Despite an orientation toward halakhic issues,4 the Midreshei Halakhah contain a significant amount of agaddic material as well.

Names

  • Common names – ‏מכילתא דרבי ישמעאל, מכילתא דרבי שמעון בר יוחאי, ספרא, ספרי במדבר, ספרי דברים, ספרי זוטא במדבר, ספרי זוטא דברים, מכילתא דברים ‎‏
  • Other names – See individual pages for each Midrash.

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3rd century CE5

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The Midreshei Halakhah were redacted in Eretz Yisrael, although they also contain teachings from Babylonian sages.6

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Mishnaic Hebrew7

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