the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the Talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to illustrate the meaning or purpose of the law, custom, or Biblical passage being discussed or to introduce a different, unrelated topic.
Origin of Aggadah
< Hebrewhaggādhāh, derivative of higgīdh to narrate; see Haggadah
Related formsAg·gad·ic, ag·gad·ic[uh-gad-ik, uh-gah-dik]/əˈgæd ɪk, əˈgɑ dɪk/, adjective
collectively, the homiletic part of traditional Jewish literature, as contrasted with Halacha, consisting of elaborations on the biblical narratives or tales from the lives of the ancient Rabbis
any traditional homiletic interpretation of scripture
