There is no single author of the Talmud. There are two Talmuds; each is a series of volumes, and they contain numerous long and detailed debates and discussions on Jewish religious law. There is also folklore and proverbs and a fair bit of humour within the Talmud. They were compiled over several centuries, and they essentially illuminate the Torah, the five books of Moses. The Talmud is also referred to as the 'oral Torah'.
The authors of the Jewish Talmud are primarily Jewish rabbis and scholars who compiled and interpreted the oral teachings and traditions of ancient Judaism. The Talmud is a central text of rabbinic Judaism and is composed of the Mishnah and the Gemara.
The Mishnah was collated in its present form (c.185 CE) by Rabbi Yehudah Hanasi (the prince); and the Talmud was collated in its present form based on (and including) the Mishna, by Ravina II and Rabbi Ashi (c.420 CE), and was put in writing several decades later, by Rabbi Yossi of Pumbeditha (500 CE). It contains quotes from hundreds of earlier sages.
Talya Fishman has written: 'Becoming the people of the Talmud' -- subject(s): Talmud, Talmud Torah (Judaism), Tosafists, Jewish law, Interpretation and construction, History
Talmud is the Jewish book of laws.
David Charles Kraemer has written: 'Exploring Judaism' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Judaism, Talmud 'The mind of the Talmud' -- subject(s): History, Interpretation and construction, Jewish law, Talmud 'Jewish eating and identity through the ages'
Asher Gulak has written: 'Yesode ha-mishpat ha-'ivri' -- subject(s): Jewish law 'Das Urkundenwesen im Talmud' -- subject(s): Jewish law, Talmud, Legal instruments (Jewish law), Roman influences, Contracts (Jewish law)
Shalom Albeck has written: 'ha-Reayot be-dine ha-Talmud' -- subject(s): History, Evidence (Jewish law), Judaism, Witnesses (Jewish law 'Yesodot ha-averah be-dine ha-Talmud' 'Mavo la-mishpat ha-Ivri bi-yeme ha-Talmud'
Alexander Suslin has written: 'Ha- Agudah' -- subject(s): Commentaries, Jewish law, Talmud
The Talmud is the main legal text for the Jewish religion, and contains detailed discussions, stories, and laws. Some Orthodox Jews study Talmud every day of their lives.
1) The Talmud is revered as a religious text, but it isn't worshiped. Only God is worshiped. 2) The Talmud is practiced through the observance of Jewish law, as religious Jews do today. Jewish law is codified in the Talmud.
1. Babylonian Talmud 2. Jerusalem Talmud
David Menahem Shohet has written: 'The Jewish court in the Middle Ages' -- subject(s): History, Jewish Courts, Jewish law, Jews, Medieval Law, Responsa, Talmud
Mordecai ben Hillel has written: 'Sefer Mordekhai bha-shalem' -- subject(s): Talmud, Commentaries 'Sefer Mordekhai ha-shalem' -- subject(s): Jewish law, Talmud, Commentaries, Palestine in Judaism, Mixture of permitted and forbidden foods (Jewish law) 'Sefer Mordekhai ha-shalem' -- subject(s): Commentaries, Early works to 1800, Jewish law, Jewish law., Mixture of permitted and forbidden foods (Jewish law), Palestine in Judaism, Talmud
There's no such thing as a "Talmud Jewish sect" so there would be nothing to cover up.