A scholar or expert in the Haggada; someone who specializes in studying Jewish narrative and interpretive literature.
Formed from 'haggada' plus the agentive suffix '-ist' (meaning 'one who practices or specializes in'), following standard English word formation for professions and specialties.
Haggadists are interpreters of interpretations—they study how rabbis over centuries have told stories to extract wisdom from the same texts, making the Haggada a living document that evolves with each generation.
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