Who is the author of the Jewish Talmud?

Answer 1

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'.

Answer 2

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.

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Answer 3

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.