Aggadic
the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to ill-strate the meaning or purpose of the law, custom, or biblical p-ssage being discussed or to introduce a different, unrelated topic.
noun (judaism) (pl) aggadoth (-ˈdɔːt; -ˈdəʊt)
a homiletic p-ssage of the talmud
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
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