Talmud

From the Hebrew word for 'teaching'.

A body of Jewish oral law and tradition assembled in written form. The Talmud is composed of two parts: The Mishna, which is a rabbinic commentary on the Torah, and the Gemara, a commentary on the Mishna.

The Talmud exists in two versions: The more important is the Babylonian Talmud, completed about 500 AD. The Palestinian Talmud was completed circa 400 AD.