Abstract
Whether wittingly or unwittingly, our famous Bible commentator Rashi (1040–1105) caused considerable confusion by this, today well known and often quoted statement. It is difficult to see what exactly he meant by it. As is commonly known, Rashi’s commentary on the Torah consists for the greater part of passages taken from the standard compilations of classical rabbinic literature, such as Bereshit Rabba, the Mekhilta,the Babylonian Talmud, etcetera. They have mostly been rephrased, but there are also many literal quotations. A fair number of them can hardly be classified as ‘aggadah that establishes the words of the Bible’ and do not seem to support the plain meaning of the biblical text at all.
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