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Talmudic literature

DEFINITIONS OF: Talmudic literature

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n (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings

Examples:
Talmud
the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism
Types:
Hagada, Haggada, Haggadah
Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition
Halacha, Halaka, Halakah
Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Type of:
religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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