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A page of Talmud, a Jewish rabbinic text.

RABBINICS: Commentary & Codes

Rabbinic texts--the "Oral Torah"--turn biblical words and themes into whole worlds of interpretation. The Midrash is a collection of stories that supplement the stories and laws given in the Torah. The Talmud, which includes the Mishnah and the Gemara, is a 5,000-page catalogue of Jewish thought, belief, and law.

LATEST ARTICLES: JEWISH TEXTS

  • Great Assembly

    A body of spiritual leaders of Judaism dating from the time of Moses.

  • Chapter Six

    The text of Pirkei Avot chapter 6

  • Biblical Law

    What's so special about the law given in the Bible?

  • Justice

    How was justice managed in Biblical times?

  • Stabilization

    The Bible probably only became stable in the early Rabbinic stage.

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