Download or read book The Classic Midrash written by Reuven Hammer and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes commentary and interpretation of Scripture taken from the early rabbinic masters, the Tannaim, along with a running explanation of their theological, literary and historical importance. The editing of the Tannaitic Midrashim took place in the Land of Israel in the 4th to 5th centuries C.E.