At 08:53 AM 11/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Jim,
>
>In a controversy over whether there is afterlife, Jesus
>points out the appellation "God of Abraham, Isaac, and
>Jacob" and asserts that God is the God of the living not the
>dead. Wouldn't His method interpretation here fall under
>the general umbrella of midrash?
This is indeed Midrash. But from Jesus? I dont think we can be too certain
of that.