Means 'a teaching that is repeated' and is a collection of oral laws
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What is a sage?
Someone of great widsom and knowledge
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What is the Talmud?
Means 'teaching' or 'study' and is the work of a collection of scholars as a running commentary to the Mishnah
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What is a tractate?
A volume of the Talmud
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What does codifying mean?
Arranging laws or rules into a systematic code
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What is the Halakhah?
Literally meaning 'the path one walks' and refers to Jewish laws on how to live your life
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What is the Mitzvot?
613 Mitvot- commandment on how to live your Jewish life
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What is the Sanhendrin?
Supreme Rabbinical court
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What is the Tennaim?
'Teachers' or 'repeaters' term given to the contributors to the Mishnah
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What do Jews believe about the Mishnah?
Teaches that, like the Torah, Moses also recieved a second Torah at Sinai which was given to him orally. This was then passed down through the Jewish generations. God knew that Jews would need more guidance in facing the world in everyday situations
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Why did God give the Jews the oral Torah?
He knew that they wouldnt be stranded in the desert forever (according to Rabbi Wayne Dosick
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What is a quote from Rabbi Wayne Dosick to illustrate God's giving of the Oral Torah?
"The laws of the written Torah did not cover situations that the people would face once they lived in towns and villages, once they were farmers or businessmen, instead of nomads"
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When was the Mishnah created?
200 CE
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What is a quote to illustrate the nature of the Mishnah?
"Moses recieved the Torah on Sinai and passed it down to Joshua; Joshua to he elders; the elders to the prophets"
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What is a criticism of the Mishnah?
Possibility of error as it was orally transmitted and could have been left open to human error - differing versions of oral laws became the basis for scholarly arguments
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What is quote to explain criticisms of the Mishnah?
"No longer would God's word be ascertained through prophecy, with individuals claiming divine revelation" Rabbi Dosick
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Why was the Halakhah written down?
Rabbi's know that as the Jewish population were globally spreading, the oral laws would no longer be effective and therefore changed their attitude and wrote down the oral laws so people would follow the laws globally
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What does the Mishnah include?
Lessons and quotations from the sages and first century rabbi's- approx 120 rabbis contributed - this group of rabbis are referred to as the Tannaim
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What are the 6 sections that the Mishnah is split into and how is it organised?
The Mishnah is organised like a law book and is split into 6 basic orders known as the sedarim; Seeds, Holidays, Women, Damages, Holy Things and Purity
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What does 'Seeds' refer to?
(Zeraim)- the laws relating to offerings for priests, gifts for the poor and laws relating to agriculture
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What does 'Holidays' refer to?
(Moed) Laws relating to the holy times of Sabbath and other festivals
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What does the 'Women' sector of the Mishnah refer to?
(Nashim) Laws relating to marriage, divorce, incest, adultery and property
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What does 'Damages' refer to?
(Nezikin) Laws regarding civil disputes, rabbinic courts, vows and punishments
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What does 'Holy Things' refer to?
(Kodashim) Temple sacrifices, ritual slaughter and dietary laws
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What does 'Purity' refer to?
(Tohorot) Ritual cleanliness and impurity
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What does the Mishnah incorporate?
Purpose to bring everyday practice to the laws in the Torah
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Means 'a teaching that is repeated' and is a collection of oral laws
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