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The '''Talmud''' (also "Gemara") is one of the central documents in [[Judaism]]. It is a series of rabbinical discussions based on hte [[Mishna]], and, in Judaism, is considered part of the Oral law that was given to Moses along with the written [[Torah]].  

The '''Talmud''' (also "Gemara") is one of the central documents in [[Judaism]]. It is a series of rabbinical discussions based on the [[Mishna]], and, in Judaism, is considered part of the Oral law that was given to Moses along with the written [[Torah]].  

Modern editions of the Talmud (most of which printed from plates of a [[Medieval]] Italian edition) consist of the Mishna, the Gemara, and the commentaries of various scholars. The Mishna was recorded in [[Hebrew]] by a Rabbi named Yehudah HaNasi ("Judah the Prince") around 200 AD. He realized that the oral traditions were in danger of being lost after the destruction of the [[Second Temple]] in Jerusalem. The longer part of the Talmud, the Gemara, records ongoing discussions and debates among Rabbis over the three centuries following the creation of the Mishna. It is written in [[Aramaic]].  

Modern editions of the Talmud (most of which printed from plates of a [[Medieval]] Italian edition) consist of the Mishna, the Gemara, and the commentaries of various scholars. The Mishna was recorded in [[Hebrew]] by a Rabbi named Yehudah HaNasi ("Judah the Prince") around 200 AD. He realized that the oral traditions were in danger of being lost after the destruction of the [[Second Temple]] in Jerusalem. The longer part of the Talmud, the Gemara, records ongoing discussions and debates among Rabbis over the three centuries following the creation of the Mishna. It is written in [[Aramaic]].