Interpretation and reception
Tales and Maxims from the Midrash
Samuel Rapaport
Samuel Rapaport collects English retellings and sayings from the Midrash. His section on the Messiah connects biblical promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with the future outpouring of God’s spirit described in Joel.
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Edition and location
Samuel Rapaport (1907), “Messiah,” pp.47–49; Internet Sacred Text Archive transcription. This is Rapaport’s English compilation.
Messiah, pp.47–49