Dear Yabia,
The problem is that the majority of midrash is post tannaic. And around half of it is more recent than the talmud. Also, there are several extinct midrashim that survive in later sources.
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Dear Yabia,
The problem is that the majority of midrash is post tannaic. And around half of it is more recent than the talmud. Also, there are several extinct midrashim that survive in later sources.