Hag·ga·dah

also Hag·ga·da (hä′gä-dä′, hə-gä′də, -gô′də)

n. pl. Hag·ga·doth (-dôt′, -dōt′, -dōs, -dəz) Judaism

1. Traditional Jewish literature, especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud. Also called Aggadah.

2. The book containing the story of the Exodus and the ritual of the Seder, read at the Passover Seder.

[Hebrew haggādâ, narration, telling, from higgîd, to narrate, tell; see ngd in Semitic roots.]

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Haggada, Haggadah, Aggada, Aggadah

1. the explanatory matter in rabbinic and Talmudic literature, interpreting or illustrating the Scriptures.
2. a book in which is printed the liturgy for the Seder service. — haggadic, haggadical, adj.

See also: Judaism

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Haggada - Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition

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Relive the Exodus, discover the eternal meaning of the Haggada, and enjoy a family Seder, complete with hand-baked matzah, wine, and a homemade dinner.

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After the Latin Prologue and its English translation, a full-color reproduction of the Haggada (in Codex Hebrew 200) follows.

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(31) When Moise's Hymn 183 commemorates Passover, the Israel that God with "outstretched hand" redeems as the "elect" is situated in the Haggada as a reenactment of Jewish history.

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A prime example might be the numerous translations of the Haggada of Pesach into Ladino.

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And if so, did Jesus and his apostles read the Passover Haggada? Why the overkill of the Suffering Servant motif in understanding Isaiah 53:1-12 (Greek and Hebrew variants)?

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Fur dieses Motiv hat man entweder den Fall der Engel in Gen 6 und dessen Ausspinnung in der pseudoepigraphischen und rabbinischen Literatur herangezogen oder den "Sundenfall" der Eva in Gen 2 mit seiner entsprechenden fruhjudischen Haggada (Rudolph 1980:227-228).

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