what is midrash
Midrash is a form of rabbinic literature. There are two types of midrash: midrash aggada and midrash halakha. Midrash aggada can best be described as a form of storytelling that explores ethics and values in biblical texts.(Aggada literally means story or telling in Hebrew.) It can take any biblical word or verse and interpret it to answer a question or explain something in the text.idrash aggada can best be described as a form of storytelling that explores ethics and values in biblical texts. (Aggada literally means story or telling in Hebrew.) It can take any biblical word or verse and interpret it to answer a question or explain something in the text.
The purpose of midrash was to resolve problems in the interpretation of difficult passages of the text of the Hebrew Bible, using Rabbinic principles of hermeneutics and philology to align them with the religious and ethical values of religious teachers.esenius ascribes the etymology of midrash to the Qal of the common Hebrew verb darash (×Ö¸Ö¼×¨Ö·×©×) to seek, study, inquire.