When Did Midrash Begin?

"Midrash", especially if capitalized, can refer to a specific compilation of these rabbinic writings composed between 400 and 1200 CE.

When was the first Mishnah written?

What is the Mishnah? Compiled around 200 by Judah the Prince, the Mishnah, meaning 'repetition', is the earliest authoritative body of Jewish oral law. It records the views of rabbinic sages known as the Tannaim (from the Aramaic 'tena', meaning to teach).

What are the two types of midrash?

There are basically two kinds of midrash, Midrash Halakhah (legal midrash10) and Midrash Aggadah (narrative midrash)11. However, since aggadah is very difficult to define, it is customary to say that any midrash that is not halakhic (legal) is aggadic.

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