The Mishnah and the Talmud

Overview

Recall questions on the two works making up the Babylonian Talmud, what the Mishnah is, who edited it and its six orders.

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1. 1

   Which two works make up the Babylonian Talmud?

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   The Mishnah and the Gemara, the Gemara being the later commentary and debate upon the Mishnah.

2. 2

   Define the Mishnah.

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   The first written collection of the Oral Torah, a compact code of Jewish law arranged by subject.

3. 3

   Who is traditionally credited with editing the Mishnah, and roughly when?

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   Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, at about the year 200 CE.

4. 4

   Name the six orders of the Mishnah.

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   Zeraim, Moed, Nashim, Nezikin, Kodashim and Tohorot.

5. 5

   Define the Gemara.

   Model answer

   The record of generations of rabbinic debate analysing the Mishnah, its sources and its implications.

6. 6

   Where and when was the Babylonian Talmud completed?

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   In the rabbinic academies of Babylonia, its material being brought together by about the year 500 CE.

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