Midrash Wa-Yekullu homily collection behind later citations
A homiletic midrashic collection inferred behind later citations and a few fragments aligned with Tanhuma-Yelammedenu material.
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A smaller midrash visible through citations, fragments, and Tanhuma-Yelammedenu parallels.
This article describes an entity that is not directly attested as a complete Midrash Wa-Yekullu; it is inferred from later citations, preserved fragments, and parallels with Tanhuma-Yelammedenu material.
Epistemic status
Draft article. The title and citation route are source-backed, but the complete collection and its independence are reconstructed.
Summary
Jewish Encyclopedia describes Midrash Wa-Yekullu as a midrash named after Genesis 2:1. It says the work now exists only in citations by later authors and that a few preserved fragments agree with Tanhuma or Yelammedenu passages. Inferpedia treats the lost homily collection behind those traces as a narrow draft.
What is being inferred
The inferred entity is the fuller Midrash Wa-Yekullu homily collection behind the later citations and fragments.
What is attested
The source attests the title, citation-only survival, a few preserved fragments, Tanhuma-Yelammedenu derivation, and approximate agreement with later excerpts.
Why infer this entity
A named midrash that survives only through citations and a few fragments is a classic lost-text route, especially when source relationships can be traced through parallel material.
Evidence ledger
- E1, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for the title.
- E2, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for citation-only survival.
- E3, Jewish Encyclopedia: primary trace for preserved fragments.
- E4, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for Tanhuma-Yelammedenu source relation.
- E5, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for approximate parallel agreement.
Counterarguments
The Tanhuma-Yelammedenu relationship complicates independence, and the full collection is not directly available.
Confidence scores
Direct attestation: 48. Existence warrant: 72. Specificity: 68. Reconstruction dependence: 92. Counterevidence: 36.
What would change the score
A collected edition of citations and fragments would raise the score. Evidence that Wa-Yekullu is only a citation label for Tanhuma-Yelammedenu material would lower it.
Why this candidate exists
Codex-native Judaism category traversal selected a smaller midrash whose full form survives only through citations and fragmentary parallels.
L3 Evidence packet
Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller - Indirect reference
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller
Quote: "Midrash Wa-Yekullu"
Paraphrase: The entry names the midrash.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 82
Cluster: wayekullu
Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller - Indirect reference
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller
Quote: "exists only in citations"
Paraphrase: The source says the work now survives only through citation routes.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 90
Cluster: wayekullu
Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller - Direct attestation
Warrant role: Primary trace
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller
Quote: "few fragments that have been preserved"
Paraphrase: The source reports fragmentary survival.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 86
Cluster: wayekullu
Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller - Shared wording
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller
Quote: "derived much material from the Tanhuma-Yelammedenu"
Paraphrase: The source identifies a likely source relationship with Tanhuma-Yelammedenu material.
Reliability: 70 - Relevance: 78
Cluster: wayekullu
Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller - Shared wording
Warrant role: Supporting evidence
Source authority: Encyclopedia summary 70
Access level: Full text
Locator: Jewish Encyclopedia, Midrashim, Smaller
Quote: "agree more or less accurately"
Paraphrase: The source reports approximate agreement with Tanhuma or Yelammedenu passages.
Reliability: 68 - Relevance: 76
Cluster: wayekullu
Offline existing-inferon judge ledger control source - Network gap
Warrant role: Noetic interpretation
Source authority: Noetic model prior 50
Access level: No external text
Locator: existing_inferon_judge_promote:inferon:422
Paraphrase: Offline judge treated existing inferon 422 (source_dependence) as support for Midrash Wa-Yekullu homily collection behind later citations. Evidence strength: source-backed prior reading already isolated a bounded missing or reconstructed entity; suitable for L2 only. The accountable path is EvidencePath 1639.
Reliability: 72 - Relevance: 66
Cluster: existing_inferon_judge_promote:3984f01ea3d9996806764a912e80950a
Arguments
Existing inferon 422 supports an L2 inferred candidate for Midrash Wa-Yekullu homily collection behind later citations; this remains below publication and is not direct attestation.
AI-assessed L2 Quotient triage: AI judge warrant assessment for L2 Quotient triage; existing AI-created evidence remains below publication.
Midrash Wa-Yekullu behind later citations is warranted as a narrow source-backed draft lost-text entity.
The citation-only survival and fragments justify a draft, but the source relationship to Tanhuma-Yelammedenu remains a major qualification.