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Definition:
As a supplement for the Bible, the Talmud is the basis of religious authority in Orthodox
Judaism, and consists of a collection of ancient Rabbinic writings: the Mishnah and the
Gemara.
The Mishnah is a compilation of the Oral Torah written down in the 2nd century CE in order to ensure that it was not lost. Discussions about and decisions on the Mishnah were called the Gemara, and together these formed the Talmud. One Talmud was completed in Jerusalem in the 4th century and another, completed in Babylon in the 5th century, is often regarded as more comprehensive and became more authoritiative for later Judaism.
The word Talmud literally means "study" or "learning."
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