Tales and Maxims from the Midrash (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Interpretations and Commentaries on the Written & Oral TorahBy Samuel Rapaport
Length8h 59m
About this audiobook
Tales and Maxims from the Midrash gathers narrative episodes, ethical aphorisms, parables, and rabbinic reflections from the vast Midrashic tradition, presenting them in a form accessible to English readers. The book preserves the mingled character of Midrash itself: exegetical, imaginative, devotional, and moral. Its style is concise and didactic, yet often vividly anecdotal, revealing how rabbinic interpreters transformed biblical verses into lessons on justice, humility, charity, learning, and divine providence. In literary context, it belongs to the early modern effort to introduce Jewish classical sources to a wider public without reducing their spiritual and intellectual richness. Samuel Rapaport was a Jewish scholar and popularizer of rabbinic literature who sought to make the treasures of Hebrew and Aramaic tradition intelligible beyond the walls of specialist study. His work reflects both reverence for inherited learning and a pedagogical impulse: to show that Midrash is not mere ornament to Scripture, but a dynamic mode of interpretation shaped by communal memory, ethical urgency, and theological imagination. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Jewish thought, biblical interpretation, folklore, or moral literature. It offers a lucid entrance into Midrashic wisdom and rewards both casual reading and reflective study.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length8 hrs 59 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 27, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Standard Prayer Book (Annotated)
12Midrash Ruth
2Introduction
13Midrash Song Of Songs
3Alexander Of Macedon
14Midrash Ecclesiastes
4Demons
15Midrash Lamentations
5Ashmedai, The King Of Demons
16Midrash Esther
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6Messiah
17Midrash Psalms
7Genesis Rabba
18Midrash Proverbs
8Exodus Rabba
19Midrash Samuel
9Leviticus Rabba
20Midrash Tanchumah Or Yelamdinu
10Numbers Rabba
21Memorable Quotes
11Deuteronomy Rabba
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