The rabbis of old believed that the Torah was divinely revealed and therefore contained eternal, perfect truths and hidden meaning that required elucidation.
Rabbi Sasso explores how Midrash originated, how it is still used today, and offers new translations and interpreta.
This understanding of how the Bible mystically relates to all of life is the fertile ground from which Midrash emerged.
And meaning changed over time.
The meaning of a text was more complicated than simply Reading it.
The rabbis of old believed that the Torah was divinely revealed and therefore contained eternal, perfect truths and hidden meaning that required elucidation