Were There Really Midreshei Halakhah?

The term “Midrash Halakhah” can imply that the purpose of these teachings was to derive halakhot through midrashic methods. In this paper I will attempt to demonstrate that we have no literary proof that Midrash Halakhah was a distinctive and dominant learning style prior to and during the Tannaitic...

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Main Author: Goldsmith, Simcha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 2015
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 2013, Volume: 84/85, Pages: 25-47
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