Rabbinic literature: Difference between revisions

'''Rabbinic literature''', in its broadest sense, is the entire spectrum of works authored by [[rabbiRabbi|rabbis]]nic writings throughout [[History of Judaism|Jewish history]]. However, theThe term oftentypically refers specifically to literature from the [[Talmud|Talmudic era]]ic era (70–640 CE),{{sfn|Safrai|1969|p=305, 307}}), as opposed to [[Jewish literature|medieval and modern rabbinic writings]],. andIt thus correspondsaligns with the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] term '''''Sifrut Chazal''''' ({{lang-he|ספרות חז״ל}}), "Literaturewhich translates to “literature [of our] sages",sages” whereand ''[[Chazal|Hazal]]''generally normally referspertains only to the [[Chazal|sages]] of(''Chazal'') from the Talmudic era)period. This more specific sense of "Rabbinic literature"—referring to the [[Talmud]]im, [[Midrash]]im ({{lang-he|מדרשמדרשים}}), and related writings, but hardly ever to later texts—is how the term is generally intended when used in contemporary academic writing. The terms ''mefareshim'' and ''parshanim'' (commentaries/ and commentators) almost always refer to later, post-Talmudic writers of [[Biblical gloss|rabbinic glosses]] on [[Hebrew Bible|Biblical]] and Talmudic texts.

[[Genesis Rabbah]]<br>

* [[Tzvi Elimelech Spira of DinovTzvi_Elimelech_Spira_of_Dinov#Works|''Bnei Yissachar'']]

* ''[[Nesivos Sholom Noach Berezovsky|]]''Netivot Shalom'']]