Midrash
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| - | '''Jewish humour''' is the long tradition of [[humour]] in [[Judaism]] dating back to the [[Torah]] and the [[Midrash]], but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal, [[self-deprecating]] and often anecdotal humour originating in [[Eastern Europe]] and which took root in the [[United States]] over the last hundred years. Beginning with [[vaudeville]], and continuing through [[radio]], [[stand-up comedy]], [[film]], and [[television]], a disproportionately high percentage of American and Russian comedians have been Jewish. | + | '''''Midrash''''' ({{lang-he|מדרש}}; plural ''midrashim'', lit. "to investigate" or "study") is a [[Homiletics|homiletic]] method of biblical [[exegesis]]. The term also refers to the whole compilation of homiletic teachings on the [[Bible]]. |
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| - | * [[Ethnic joke]] | + | * [[Allegory in the Middle Ages]] |
| - | * [[List of Jewish American show business figures#Comedians|List of American Jewish comedians]] | + | * [[Archetype]] |
| - | * [[Humour]] | + | * [[Biblical studies]] |
| - | * [[Comedian]] | + | * [[Icon]] |
| - | + | * [[Semiotics]] | |
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| + | * [[Typology (theology)|Typology]] | ||
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Midrash (Template:Lang-he; plural midrashim, lit. "to investigate" or "study") is a homiletic method of biblical exegesis. The term also refers to the whole compilation of homiletic teachings on the Bible.
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