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Question 3.25: What are Halakhic (or Tannaitic) Midrashim?
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These are exegetical [5]midrashim on the books of Exodus, Leviticus
and Deuteronomy, primarily legal. They establish the Tanakh (Hebrew
bible) as the source of Halakha.
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