Talmud
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The Talmud is a foundational Jewish text that contains rabbinical discussions and interpretations of Jewish law and tradition, compiled over centuries. It remains central to Jewish learning and practice, shaping how Jewish communities understand and observe their religious laws and customs.
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- Author
- Moses Maimonides
- First published
- 1470
- Editions
- 176
- Subjects
- Jewish law, Early works to 1800, Slavery (Jewish law), Jewish Illumination of books and manuscripts, Jewish law., Facsimiles, Bible, Biblical teaching
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62 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- The two Talmuds
- Jerusalem Talmud
- Babylonian Talmud<!--'Babylonian Talmud' redirects here-->
- Comparison
- Structure
- Mishnah
- Gemara
- Baraita
- Minor tractates
- Language
- Manuscripts
- Dating
- Premodern estimates
- Modern estimates
- In Jewish scholarship
- Legal interpretation
- Commentaries
- Pilpul
- Sephardic approaches
- Brisker method
- Textual criticism
- Medieval era
- Early modern era
- Contemporary scholarship
- Translations
- Steinsaltz
- Artscroll
- Soncino
- Other English translations
- Translations into other languages
- Index
- Editions
- Bomberg Talmud 1523
- Froben Talmud 1578
- Benveniste Talmud 1645
- Slavita Talmud 1795 and Vilna Talmud 1835
- Critical editions
- Editions for a wider audience
- Incomplete sets from prior centuries
- Other notable editions
- In visual arts
- In Carl Schleicher's paintings
- Jewish art and photography
- Reception outside of Judaism
- Christianity
- South Korea
- Iran
- Criticism
- Middle Ages
- Renaissance
- 19th century and after
- Contemporary accusations
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Works cited
- Logic and methodology
- Modern scholarly works
- Full text resources
- External links
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The Talmud (; , 'study' or 'learning') is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism, and second in authority only to the Hebrew Bible (), the first five books of which form the Torah. It is a primary source of Jewish law () and Jewish theology. It consists of the part of the Oral Torah compiled in the Mishnah and its commentaries, the Gemara. It records the teachings, opinions and disagreements of thousands of rabbis and Torah scholars—collectively referred to as Chazal—on a variety of subjects, including Halakha, Jewish ethics, philosophy, customs, history, and folklore among other topics. Until the Haskalah in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Talmud was the centerpiece of Jewish culture in nearly all communities and foundational to "all Jewish thought and aspirations", serving also as "the guide for the daily life" of Jews.