About This Text
Composed: Talmudic Israel/Babylon, 500 CE
Vayikra Rabbah is a midrash on the book of Leviticus containing sermons based on the opening verses of the book's sections. It includes materials from contemporary works like Genesis Rabbah and the Jerusalem Talmud, and teachings that are also found in Pesikta DeRav Kahana and the Babylonian Talmud. Scholars date the work to the fifth century.