To: Chris M M Brady <christian.brady AT tulane.edu>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Midrash
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 11:17:40 -0500
At 10:03 AM 12/2/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Well, from Paul we have Gal. 3.16 "Now the promises were made to Abraham and
>to his offspring; it does not say, 'And to offsprings,' as of many; but it
>says, 'And to your offspring,' that is, to one person, who is Christ."
>
>This is, I believe, a fairly clear example of midrash. For a similar,
>rabbinic emphasis upon the singular form in a biblical text see Shmot Rabbah
>to 15.1.
>
I agree- there are plenty of midrashim in the NT. However, the original
question asked for examples of Jesus and the Apostles using Midrash. I dont
think we have an ipsissima verba from Jesus in which he uses Midrash; and we
dont have, in my estimation, a single text from one of the Twelve. Paul was
"apostolic" but he wasn't one of the Twelve.
Best,