Bereshit Rabbah — Great Midrash on Genesis
בראשית רבה
Author: Amoraïm de Terre d'Israël (Ve siècle)
Date: Ve siècle
Preservation: Manuscrit du Vatican (Vat. Ebr. 30), manuscrit de Londres (BL Add. 27169), fragments de la Genizah
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Bereshit Rabbah is the most important and oldest aggadic midrash, a verse-by-verse commentary on Genesis deploying the full richness of rabbinic narrative imagination. In 100 sections, the Sages weave parables, ethical maxims, cosmological speculations and theological reflections around the biblical text.
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Bereshit Rabbah is the most important and oldest aggadic midrash, a verse-by-verse commentary on Genesis deploying the full richness of rabbinic narrative imagination. In 100 sections, the Sages weave parables, ethical maxims, cosmological speculations and theological reflections around the biblical text.