2007-08-25 15:58:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
The Mishna and the Gemara make up the Torah Sheba'al Peh, the Oral Torah. Untill the 1st century (approximatly) these laws were passed down by teachings, and it was considered a sin to write them down. But the Rebbi (Rabbi Yehudah HaNassi) wrote them down in fear of the people forgetting them. The laws are just explained laws from the Torah, like, what it means "an eye for and eye", so that a person won't literally take out some persons eye!
2007-08-26 15:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by greysygrlsy123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mishna and Gamara are both Jewish religious texts. They fit among the other texts as follows:
1. Torah - the five books of Moses dictated by God to Moses
2. Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings) - further tales dating from biblical times.
(Torah + Nevi'im + Ketuvim are referred collectively as the 'Tenach')
3. Mishna - Jewish cultural traditions which were passed down through the generations and finally written down around 0-300 AD
4. Gamara - Rabbinic analysis of the Mishna, 300-500 AD
(Gamara is also known commonly these days as the 'Talmud')
5. Rashi - Rabbinic discussion of the Gamara, 1000-1100 AD
6. Tosafot - more Rabbinic discussion, 1100-1300 AD
7. Shulchan Aruch - rules for orthodox Jewish life, 1500-1600 AD
2007-08-25 19:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by Londoner In Israel 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is the Talmud. The Mishna is the Oral Torah that G-d gave to Moses along with the Written Torah. Gamara is commentary on them.
2007-08-25 19:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by ST 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋