Genesis Rabbah. This text dates from the sixth century. A midrash on Genesis, it offers explanations of words and sentences and aggadic interpretations and expositions, many often loosely tied to the text. Its redactor (editor) drew upon earlier rabbinic sources, including the Mishnah, Tosefta, the halakhic midrashim the Targums. | Genesis Rabbah. This text dates from the sixth century. A midrash on Genesis, it offers explanations of words and sentences and aggadic interpretations and expositions, many often loosely tied to the text. Its redactor (editor) drew upon earlier rabbinic sources, including the Mishnah, Tosefta, the halakhic midrashim the Targums. |