Mishna vs Midrash - What's the difference?
mishna | midrash |
The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah the Holy and published in 250 in Javneh (Jamnia, in Israel).
A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.
* 2007 , Karen Armstrong, The Bible: The Biography , Atlantic 2008, p. 82:
As a proper noun mishna
is the oldest part of the talmud, rabbinical writings collected by rabbi judah the holy and published in 250 in javneh (jamnia, in israel).As a noun midrash is
a rabbinic commentary on a text from the hebrew scripture.mishna
English
Alternative forms
* Mischna * MishnahProper noun
(en proper noun)- 'The Mishna is believed by Jews to have been handed down orally from the patriarch-prophet Moses, who received it on Mount Sinai with the written Torah.
Derived terms
* Mishnaic, Mishnic, Mishnical (adjectives)Synonyms
* the Oral TorahSee also
* TorahAnagrams
*midrash
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(wikipedia Midrash)Noun
(Midrashim)- Midrash was not a purely intellectual pursuit and study was never an end in itself: it had to inspire practical action in the world.