726:, in that its interpretations approach the simple exegesis then in vogue, being brief and free from the prolixity found in the other midrashim, so that this work is in the form of a commentary rather than in that of a midrash. The interpretations follow immediately upon the words of the text, without the introductory formulas found in the other midrashim, "as Scripture says," or "Rabbi N. N. began" (the latter formula, however, occurs at the beginning of the midrash). The editor of the midrash drew upon the
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The first edition was issued at
Constantinople without date; the second, at Venice in 1547. Apart from these two, eight other editions have been issued. The latest and best edition in 1900 was that by Buber, with an introduction and notes. Midrash Mishle has been translated into German by
849:," as in the printed editions. If this reading is the original one, it would confirm the assumption that the editor was a Babylonian, since the name "Metatron" occurs only a few times in the sources from Israel, the name "Michael" being found instead.
801:, both of whom lived in the early 11th century. Buber thinks that the midrash was compiled as early as the 8th century, since quotations from it are found (though without references to the source) at the end of the
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used some portions of this midrash which are now missing, although it may be assumed that not all the teachings which he attributed to this midrash were really a part of the
Midrash Mishlei which he had at hand.
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12b. Although the midrash contains comparatively few legends, myths, or parables, it has many interesting teachings with no parallel in other midrashim. For instance, the four riddles which the
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The midrash has not been fully preserved; for there are no comments on several chapters (3, 7, 18), and other chapters have only partial comments. The editor of
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library. This manuscript, which includes only chapters 1-15, corresponds in many passages with the
Constantinople edition. In 14:34 it has "
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are found in no other extant midrash, but they correspond to the first four of the nineteen riddles mentioned in the manuscript
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Midrash Mishlei mentioned by
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207:Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim
151:Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael
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929:Introduction, p. 5b
829:Manuscripts and editions
1070:The Jewish Encyclopedia
344:Pirkei De-Rabbi Eliezer
244:Alphabet of Rabbi Akiva
201:Sifrei Zutta on Numbers
188:Numbers and Deuteronomy
1065:"Proverbs, Midrash to"
994:ed. Buber, p. 39b
837:, there is one in the
704:R. Hananeel b. Ḥushiel
561:Targum Pseudo-Jonathan
744:Pesikta de-Rav Kahana
289:Pesikta de-Rav Kahana
176:Sifra (Torat Kohanim)
630:Targum to Chronicles
443:Shir ha-Shirim Zutta
364:Shir HaShirim Rabbah
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760:Ecclesiastes Rabbah
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359:Ecclesiastes Rabbah
349:Tanna Devei Eliyahu
339:Avot de-Rabbi Natan
284:Lamentations Rabbah
44:Talmudic literature
20:Rabbinic literature
1090:Isaac Hirsch Weiss
1015:38b has "Metatron"
369:Deuteronomy Rabbah
354:Alphabet of Sirach
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