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The Talmud (תַּלְמוּד "learning") is one of the main texts of Judaism, in the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history.

The Talmud the oral Jewish tradition, written down in book form. It is commentary on the Torah (and in fact, commentary on itself).

It was written by many rabbis. The first part, called the Mishnah, was written around 220 CE and the second part, called the Gemara, was written around 500 CE.

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