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Mishna

noun

(Written also Mischna)

The first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200. Synonym: Mishnah.

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"Mishna" Quotes from Famous Books

... God, the Great, the Mighty, the Tremendous, the Merciful, the Gracious, the Benign, the Wise, the Faithful, the Just, and the Virtuous; Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence, are His alone, whose Being knew no beginning, and can know no end.—The Mishna Torah. ...

— Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 • Edward William Cole

... a collection of Jewish traditions which have been orally preserved. It comprises the MISHNA, which is the text; and the GEMARA, its commentary. The whole forms a complete system of the learning, ceremonies, civil and canon laws of the Jews; treating indeed on all subjects; even gardening, manual arts, &c. The rigid Jews persuaded themselves that these traditional ...

— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) • Isaac D'Israeli

Words linked to "Mishna" : Talmud, sacred writing, religious text, sacred text, religious writing