midrash
Explanations of Jewish interpretive traditions and how midrashic readings illuminate Scripture.
Rabbis on Bethlehem as the Messiah’s Residence Paid Members Public
I quote here Eikhah Rabbah 1:51, The Sefaria Midrash Rabbah, 2022, for the express purpose of showing that even the rabbis acknowledged that Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What makes this rabbinic source all the more relevant is that it ascribes to the Messiah the following OT passages:
The Messiahs of the Otzar Midrashim Paid Members Public
The excerpts cited here have been translated from Otzar Midrashim, Midrashim on The Messiah. All emphasis is mine. Midrashim on The Messiah, Introduction Messiah: articles and midrashim discussing the coming of the Messiah who will in the future come to redeem the people of Israel from their exiles and bring
Messiah of Midrash Tanchuma Paid Members Public
I quote from Sefaria’s online version of Midrah Tanchuma where the Messiah is referenced. What makes this rabbinic source rather important is that it ascribes the following OT texts to the Messiah and/or the Messianic age: Ge. 27:22; Exod. 25:6; Num. 24:17; Pss. 21:4,
Isaac's Death & Resurrection Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the article, Isaac Dies in the Akedah: From Bible to Midrash to Art. But Then Why Does Abraham Return Alone? Yet Isaac is absent when Abraham returns to his servants. בראשית כב:יט וַיָּשׇׁב אַבְרָהָם אֶל
Isaac’s Binding & Third Day Resurrection Paid Members Public
The Midrash Rabbah on Genesis makes some rather interesting observations and claims in respect to the sacrifice of Isaac, all of which point to the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. The Rabbah explains why it was the third day that Abraham arrived to the site, and what makes this so
Closed Hebrew Mem & the Virgin Birth Paid Members Public
The excerpts here are taken from the following article: Mem - The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. All emphasis will be mine. The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin Mem - The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet Mem (מ) is the thirteenth letter of
The Trinity in Neofiti Revisited Paid Members Public
I quote from the English translation of Targum Neofiti 1: Genesis (The Aramaic Bible 1A), translated with Apparatus and Notes by Martin McNamara, M.S.C, and published by The Liturgical Press in 1992. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER 1 1. From the beginning1 with wisdoma the Memra2 of
The Messiah of Genesis Rabbah Paid Members Public
Bereshit Rabbah is a rabbinic exposition of the book of Genesis. As such it gives us an idea of how the rabbis understood the Person and work of the Messiah. For instance, the following OT texts are all interpreted in respect to the Messiah: Genesis 1:2; 3:14-15; 4: