rabbinic literature
C2501
concept
Rabbinic literature is the body of Jewish religious writings produced by rabbinic sages, including the Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, and related commentaries, that interpret and expand upon the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
All labels observed (66)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rabbinic literature canonical | 31 |
| Jewish legal scholar | 30 |
| Kabbalistic work | 30 |
| halachic commentary | 26 |
| Jewish mystical work | 12 |
| Kabbalistic text | 10 |
| Jewish legal work | 8 |
| tractate of the Babylonian Talmud | 7 |
| rabbinic legal text | 6 |
| Talmudic text | 4 |
| commentary on Mishneh Torah | 4 |
| medieval Jewish work | 4 |
| Jewish legal commentary | 3 |
| aggadic midrash | 3 |
| genre of rabbinic literature | 3 |
| halakhic compendium | 3 |
| midrash halakha | 3 |
| responsa collection | 3 |
| Hekhalot literature | 2 |
| Mishnah commentary | 2 |
| Talmud | 2 |
| Zoharic work | 2 |
| halachic responsa collection | 2 |
| halakhic literature | 2 |
| rabbinic gloss | 2 |
| section of the Shulchan Aruch | 2 |
| tractate of the Jerusalem Talmud | 2 |
| tractate of the Talmud | 2 |
| Aramaic-language book | 1 |
| Chabad philosophical text | 1 |
| Hebrew religious book | 1 |
| Jewish homiletic work | 1 |
| Jewish literary tradition | 1 |
| Jewish text corpus | 1 |
| Jewish wisdom narrative | 1 |
| Midrash | 1 |
| Midrashic collection | 1 |
| Rabbinic literature | 1 |
| Talmud commentary | 1 |
| Talmudic tractates | 1 |
| Torah scholarship | 1 |
| book about the 613 commandments | 1 |
| book of Mishneh Torah | 1 |
| classical Jewish text | 1 |
| classical Jewish work | 1 |
| compiler of the Mishnah | 1 |
| folio of the Babylonian Talmud | 1 |
| halachic responsa work | 1 |
| halakhic liturgical guide | 1 |
| halakhic tradition | 1 |
| homiletic midrash | 1 |
| medieval Jewish literature | 1 |
| midrash | 1 |
| midrashic collection | 1 |
| midrashic text | 1 |
| midrashic work | 1 |
| post-Talmudic treatises | 1 |
| rabbinic Bible | 1 |
| rabbinic commentary corpus | 1 |
| rabbinic exegesis | 1 |
| rabbinic glosses | 1 |
| rabbinic literary corpus | 1 |
| rabbinic literature classification | 1 |
| section of Jewish legal literature | 1 |
| source of Jewish law | 1 |
| supplement to the Mishnah | 1 |
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Rabbinic literature is the body of Jewish religious writings produced by rabbinic sages, including the Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, and related commentaries, that interpret and expand upon the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
Instances (201)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo
surface form:
Beit Yosef
|
Jewish legal commentary |
|
Derisha and Perisha by Rabbi Yehoshua Falk
surface form:
Derisha and Perisha
|
halachic commentary |
| Magen Avraham | halachic commentary |
| Taz | halachic commentary |
| Pri Megadim | halachic commentary |
| Moses ben Nahman | Jewish legal scholar |
| Lechem Mishneh | commentary on Mishneh Torah |
| Mishneh LaMelech | commentary on Mishneh Torah |
| Biur Halakha | halachic commentary |
| Shaar HaTziyun | halachic commentary |
| Magid Mishneh | commentary on Mishneh Torah |
| Mishneh Torah | — |
| Asher ben Jehiel | Jewish legal scholar |
| Avkat Rochel | responsa collection |
| Bedek HaBayit | — |
| Responsa | genre of rabbinic literature |
| Midrash halakha | genre of rabbinic literature |
| Sefer Yetzirah | Kabbalistic work |
| Etz Chaim | Kabbalistic work |
| Sefer HaTemunah | Kabbalistic text |
| Zohar | Kabbalistic work |
| Sefer HaBahir | Kabbalistic work |
| Tobit | Jewish wisdom narrative |
| Rabbinic literature | Jewish text corpus |
| Sifre Bamidbar | aggadic midrash |
| Pesikta de-Rav Kahana | midrashic collection |
| Tanchuma | Midrashic collection |
| Talmud | — |
| Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael | — |
| Mishnah Bikkurim | rabbinic legal text |
| Yoma 85b | folio of the Babylonian Talmud |
| Bahir | Kabbalistic text |
| Seder Zeraim | Talmudic text |
| Temurah | tractate of the Babylonian Talmud |
| Meilah | tractate of the Talmud |
| Shulchan Aruch commentaries | — |
| Terumat HaDeshen | responsa collection |
| Aggadah | genre of rabbinic literature |
| Rema | Jewish legal scholar |
| Rema of Kraków | Jewish legal scholar |
| Darkhei Moshe | halachic commentary |
| Torat HaOlah | — |
| Mechir Yayin | — |
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Darkhei Moshe commentary on the Tur
surface form:
Darkhei Moshe
|
halachic commentary |
| HaMapah on Choshen Mishpat | rabbinic glosses |
| Mappah | — |
| Maharil | Jewish legal scholar |
| Mishnah Berurah | Jewish legal work |
| Kitzur Shulchan Aruch | halakhic compendium |
| Beit Shmuel | halachic commentary |