You are hereHomeBARSeptember/October 1982First “Dead Sea Scroll” Found in Egypt Fifty Years Before Qumran DiscoveriesGenizah Collection at Cambridge University Preserves 2000 Years of History The Midrash is a genre of rabbinic literature which includes homilies as well as commentaries on specific books of the Bible. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.