Talmud
Mishnah plus Gemara
The Talmud is the central text of rabbinic Judaism, a vast compilation of Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs, and biblical interpretation.
It consists of the Mishnah (oral law codified around 200 CE) and the Gemara (rabbinical commentary and analysis).
Two versions exist: the Babylonian Talmud and the shorter Jerusalem Talmud.
He spent years studying Talmud.
Talmudic study emphasizes debate and interpretation rather than fixed answers.
Codified Jewish oral law
Jewish law commandment
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
- purityUncontaminated quality
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- civil lawLaw governing private disputes
damages · marriage · divorce · prayer · blessings · festivals · sacrifices
Jewish religious study institution
- rebbeHasidic spiritual leader
- beit midrashJewish house of study
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- analysisMethodical study of parts
Sending of information
- PhariseesSecond Temple legal interpreters
- SanhedrinJewish high court
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbinateOffice of Jewish clergy
Judaism · Conservative · Chabad · denomination · continuity · authority
Mishnah
Codified Jewish oral law
- MidrashRabbinic biblical commentary tradition
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- TanakhJewish scriptural canon
aggadah · sugya · daf · codex · scripture · commentary · exegesis
mitzvah
Jewish law commandment
civil law · damages · marriage · divorce · prayer · blessings · festivals · sacrifices
rabbi
Jewish spiritual leader
yeshiva
Jewish religious study institution
- rebbeHasidic spiritual leader
- beit midrashJewish house of study
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
analysis · debate · memorization · recitation
transmission
Sending of information
rabbinate · Judaism · Conservative · Chabad · denomination · continuity · authority
- Rabbinic LiteratureMishnah, Midrash, Geonim, seder, sugya
- Rabbinic textsMishnah, Midrash, aggadah, legal rulings
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Torah study, mezuzah, Torah ark
- Talmudic studyMishnah, aggadah, halakhah, oral law, Torah study
- Hebrew textsTorah scroll, Torah scrolls, Tanakh, Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew Bible
TalmudNew Testament
Second biblical division
Quran · Church Fathers · Sharia · Vedas · Hadith