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Definition of Talmud
1. Noun. The collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism.
Definition of Talmud
1. n. The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the Pentateuch.
Definition of Talmud
1. Proper noun. A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud). ¹
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Definition of Talmud
1. the code of Jewish law [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Talmud
Literary usage of Talmud
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"The Talmud had also, be it remembered, a rare quality to ensure its preservation.
It was developed out of commentary on the Old Testament, the oral exponent ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The Talmud in History.—The history of the Talmud is essentially a history ...
Twenty-four carloads of the Talmud and similar writings were seized by Saint ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Of recent years, however, a fresh impulse has been given to Talmudic studies both
in Europe arid the United States. The Talmud in History. ..."
4. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1910)
"THE PERSONALITY OF JESUS IN THE Talmud. INTRODUCTION. JESUS as represented in
the Talmud is a subject which must interest the Christian student. ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In the Palestinian Talmud the text of the Mishna is taken sentence by ...
Whether the Palestinian Talmud ever included the entire Mishna is a matter of ..."
6. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"I give a sufficiently ample account of the Talmud and the I,E<;E\ns ; but of the
... The Talmud ii a collection of Jewish traditions, whi-. ..."
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