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Definition of Aggadah
1. Proper noun. The homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aggadah
1. haggadah [n -DAHS or -DOT or -DOTH] - See also: haggadah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aggadah
Literary usage of Aggadah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chautauqua System of Jewish Education: Jewish Education. Historical Survey by Jewish Chautauqua Society (1912)
"An example of Halachah is such a principle as, "every one is presumed to be
innocent until proved guilty." And a specimen aggadah is the following story ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... form of the Hebrew Haggadah (and they have, certainly, some authority on their
sue) ought to write it aggadah ..."
3. Book-lore: A Magazine Devoted to Old Time Literature (1885)
"... mentioned in the Talmud; SJ Finn gives a clear and learned article on the
aggadah (a subject which is now worked out so elaborately by Dr. Bacher, ..."
4. Hebraic Literature: Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Maurice Henry Harris (1901)
"... I hear that thou art a Baal aggadah; canst thou therefore tell me whence the
light was created?" "We learn," he replied in a whisper, " that God wrapped ..."
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