any sense that “the Bible” is a monolithic whole, with one voice or theology, is implicitly challenged. The phenomenon of Scripture as a multicontextual and multivalent anthology of teachings and traditions is thus indicated in many ways. 3. The third level of this commentary is that of the derash, or creative interpretation and theology. Since antiquity, rabbinic midrashists and homilists have sought to understand the link or relationship between the parashah of the Torah and its corresponding haftarah