Answer: midrash

AnswerCrossword Clue
MIDRASHExplanation of Hebrew Scriptures.
MIDRASHHebrew Scriptural exegesis.
MIDRASHJewish religious exposition
MIDRASHEarly Biblical commentary
MIDRASHHebrew scripture commentary
midrashearly Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text, clarifying or expounding a point of law or developing or illustrating a moral principle
midrashan early Jewish interpretation of a biblical text
midrashcollection of such interpretations or commentaries, esp. those written in the first ten centuries a.d.