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The name of the two collections (Mishnah and Gemara) of records of the discussion and administration of Jewish law by scholars in various academies from 200 C.E.-500 C.E.
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body of Jewish traditional ceremonial and civil law, 1530s, from late Hebrew talmud "instruction" (c. 130 C.E.), from lamadh "he learned." Related: Talmudic; Talmudist.
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primary source of Jewish law, tradition, and religious commentary. Also called the Shas.
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The most significant collection of the Jewish oral tradition interpreting the Torah.
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"teaching" - compendium of discussions of the Mishnah by generations of scholars and jurists in many academies over a period of several centuries. The Jerusalem (or Palestinian) Talmud mainl [..]
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From the Hebrew word for "teaching." A body of Jewish oral law and tradition assembled in written form. It is composed of two parts: The Mishna, which is a rabbinic commentary on the [..]
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(i.e. doctrine, from the Hebrew word "to learn") is a large collection of writings, containing a full account of the civil and religious laws of the Jews. It was a fundamental principle of t [..]
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Talmud


mishne
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Collection of ancient Rabbinic writings constituting the basic religious authority for traditional Judaism.    (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 626)
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A vast compendium of law and lore that is traditionally regarded in Judaism as the sequel to the Hebrew Bible and the basis of Jewish religious life. The Talmud (Hebrew for "teaching&quot [..]
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(n) the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism
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About 120 years after the destruction of the Temple, the rabbi Judah began to take down in writing the Jewish traditions; his book, called the Mishna, contains six parts (1) Agriculture and seed-sowin [..]
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This usually refers to the Babylonian Talmud which was completed about 500 CE. It is a collection of the discussions and decisions of the Rabbis from about 300 to 500 CE. These discussions were an elaboration and clarification of the laws of the Mishnah, which formed the basis of Talmudic debates.
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Mishna with its relevant Gemara, bound together
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The central text of Jewish law and teachings. It contains interpretation of, and commentary on, the Torah — the primary source of Jewish religious law.
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