rabbinic
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to rabbis or their teachings: Pertaining to the office, work, or traditions of a rabbi, a Jewish scholar or teacher of Jewish law.
Usage
- The adjective rabbinic is used to describe things associated with rabbis, their scholarly activities, interpretations, or the body of Jewish law and literature they have developed.
- It is often used interchangeably with the adjective rabbinical, though rabbinic is more common in certain academic and historical contexts.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The text is written in a dense rabbinic style.
- He is an expert in rabbinic literature, which includes the Talmud and Midrash.
- The decision was based on rabbinic interpretation of the Torah.
Advanced Usage
"Rabbinic Judaism": The mainstream form of Judaism that developed after the destruction of the Second Temple, characterized by the centrality of rabbinic interpretation, oral law (Torah she-be'al peh), and texts like the Mishnah and Talmud.
- Rabbinic Judaism became the dominant form of Jewish religious life.
"Rabbinic period": A historical era, roughly from the 1st to 6th centuries CE, during which the foundational texts of Rabbinic Judaism were compiled.
- The rabbinic period was crucial for the development of Jewish law.
Variants and Related Words
Rabbinical (adj): A variant form of rabbinic with identical meaning.
- He attended a rabbinical seminary.
Rabbi (n): A Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law.
- The rabbi led the Sabbath service.
Rabbinate (n): The office or tenure of a rabbi; rabbis collectively.
- He was ordained into the rabbinate.
Synonyms
- Talmudic: Relating to the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. (Note: This is more specific than rabbinic, as rabbinic encompasses a broader range of literature and tradition.)
- Halakhic: Relating to Jewish law (Halakha), which is derived from rabbinic interpretation.
Adjective
- of or relating to rabbis or their teachings
- rabbinical school