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Tosefta
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Definition:
The Tosefta, which in Hebrew means "supplement," comprises Tannaitic supplements to the Mishnah. In the Talmud, the tosefta are referred to as beraita, or extraneous material. Most scholars date the tosefta to around the 2nd century CE.

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