Aggadah

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Jewish religious literature genre of rabbinic literature non-legal rabbinic tradition

Aggadah is the non-legal component of rabbinic literature, encompassing narrative, ethical teachings, theology, and folklore found in the Talmud and Midrash.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Midrash Aggadah 2
Midrash aggadah 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious literature ⓘ
genre of rabbinic literature ⓘ
non-legal rabbinic tradition ⓘ
aimsTo convey moral lessons ⓘ
express theological ideas ⓘ
inspire religious devotion ⓘ
contrastsWith Halakha ⓘ
surface form: Halakhah
developedIn Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Eretz HaKodesh ⓘ
surface form: Land of Israel
field rabbinic Judaism ⓘ
focusesOn divine-human relationship ⓘ
ethical values ⓘ
human behavior ⓘ
theology ⓘ
hasForm allegories ⓘ
dialogues ⓘ
stories about biblical figures ⓘ
visions ⓘ
hasPart ethical teachings ⓘ
folklore ⓘ
homiletical interpretations ⓘ
legends ⓘ
moral exhortations ⓘ
mythic motifs ⓘ
narrative material ⓘ
parables ⓘ
symbolic narratives ⓘ
theological reflections ⓘ
influenced Jewish ethics ⓘ
Jewish folklore ⓘ
Jewish theology ⓘ
language Aramaic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
laterRecordedIn rabbinic compilations ⓘ
partOf Midrash ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ
relatedConcept Haggadah ⓘ
Aggadah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Midrash Aggadah
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
sourceFor Jewish mystical ideas ⓘ
Jewish popular beliefs ⓘ
timePeriod Amoraic period ⓘ
surface form: Amoraic era

Tannaitic era ⓘ
transmittedAs oral tradition ⓘ
usedIn Jewish preaching ⓘ
Torah study ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
synagogue sermons ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Halakha → contrastedWith → Aggadah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midrash aggadah
Tannaim → field → Aggadah ⓘ
Amoraic period → fieldOfWork → Aggadah ⓘ
Amoraim → fieldOfWork → Aggadah ⓘ
Rabbi Akiva → fieldOfWork → Aggadah ⓘ
Midrash → hasComponent → Aggadah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midrash Aggadah
Rabbinic Judaism → hasConcept → Aggadah ⓘ
Aggadah → relatedConcept → Aggadah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Midrash Aggadah