Levi's name but rarely appears in halakhic literature, and then mostly in connection with some Scriptural phrase supporting the dicta of others. In contrast, he is one of the most frequently cited aggadists. He became so famous in aggadah that halakhists like Zeira, who had no special admiration for the aggadist, urged their disciples to frequent Levi's lectures and to listen to them attentively, for "it was impossible that he would ever close a lecture without saying something instructive". In these lectures he would frequently advance different interpretations of a single text, addressing one to scholars and the other to the masses.