The Mishnah — Codification of the Oral Law
המשנה
Author: Rabbi Yehouda HaNassi (c. 135–217)
Date: c. 200
Preservation: Manuscrit de Kaufmann (Budapest), manuscrit de Parme, fragments de la Genizah du Caire
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The Mishnah is the first written codification of the Jewish Oral Law, compiled by Rabbi Judah HaNasi around 200 CE in Tiberias, Galilee. Organized into six orders and 63 tractates, it covers the entirety of Jewish law while preserving the debates between the Sages, making controversy itself a mode of transmission.
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The Mishnah is the first written codification of the Jewish Oral Law, compiled by Rabbi Judah HaNasi around 200 CE in Tiberias, Galilee. Organized into six orders and 63 tractates, it covers the entirety of Jewish law while preserving the debates between the Sages, making controversy itself a mode of transmission.