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Mishnah
The Mishnah is a written compilation, made around the late second or early third century, of the interpretations of the law that Jewish rabbis had transmitted orally. It does not appear in the Bible, but it serves as background material for understanding the "tradition of the elders" and the Sabbath controversies in the Gospels.
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- TalmudHistory
The Talmud is a body of Jewish literature that combines the Mishnah, a compilation of the oral law of Judaism, with its commentary, the Gemara. Compiled between the third and sixth centuries, it continues to serve as a standard for Jewish faith and life today.
- ShammaiPeople
Shammai was a Jewish teacher of the law active from the late first century BC to the early first century AD. Together with his contemporary Hillel, he is regarded as a leading representative of Pharisaic legal interpretation, and he founded the "School of Shammai," known for its strict interpretation of the law.
- HillelPeople
Hillel was a Jewish teacher of the Law, active from the late first century BC to the early first century AD, and the founder of the School of Hillel. He is known for the prosbul, a legal instrument connected with the release of debts in the sabbatical year, and for a teaching that resembles the Golden Rule.
- MaimonidesPeople
Maimonides (c. 1138–1204) was a medieval Jewish rabbi, philosopher, and physician. He wrote the *Mishneh Torah* and *The Guide for the Perplexed*, works that later influenced both Jewish and Christian theology.
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