Mishna
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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MISHNA mish n , in Judaism, codified collection of Oral Law...Together with the Gemara, or Amoraic commentary on the Mishna, it comprises the Talmud . Next to the Scriptures the Mishna is the basic textbook of Jewish life and thought, and...