talmudic

adj

1. (Judaism, not-comparable)Of or relating to the Talmud.

   “Talmudic tradition (Shabbat 92a) connects them with a hekesh, teaching that both reached full stature: “Just as the mishkan was ten cubits tall, so too the altar was ten cubits tall.””

   “Various textual analyses are provided by a criminologist, an anthropologist, a researcher in lexicometry and a Talmudic exegete.”

2. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the era of Jewish history, immediately following the destruction of the Second Temple, during which the Talmud was being compiled (c. 70–500 AD).

   “the Talmudic period”

   “post-Talmudic writers”

3. (broadly, not-comparable)Making extremely fine distinctions in a manner reminiscent of the Talmud; (derogatory) casuistic.
4. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of Talmudic

   “An example of the talmudic reasoning in this regard is the case where the defendant sold an ox to the claimant, and the ox was found to be a gorer. The claimant now wants his money back on the ground that his purchase was a “mistaken transaction”. Most people, it can be allowed, acquire an ox for purposes of ploughing, and a gorer is not satisfactory for that purpose.”