Theology of the dead sea scrolls Part II - The Midrash

Midrash (מִדְרָשׁ)—from the Hebrew root ד־ר־שׁ (darash), “to seek, inquire, interpret”—is not merely commentary. It is a living dialogue with the sacred text, seeking not only what it says, but what it does, and how it continues to speak. In the Aramaic mindset, where language reveals reality through action rather than abstraction, Midrash becomes a performance of the Word, an interpretive drama within the covenant community.

In this way, Midrash is both interpretive theology and spiritual excavation, where each layer of the scroll reveals another layer of the soul.

Two Levels: Covert and Overt Midrash

We can divide the midrashic interpretive strategies in Qumran into two functional categories—overt and covert—based on their level of disclosure and hermeneutical transparency.

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