Jewish Literature in New Testament Times
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Rabbinical Literature in Second Temple Jerusalem

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Jerusalem Temple CoinThe Rabbinic Writings, The Mishnah, and the Talmud. During the first century A.D. the Pharisaic rabbis created many commentaries on the Torah. When Jesus began his ministry He attacked the Pharisees for putting their traditions above the word of God. All the writings and commentaries of the first two centuries A.D. were compiled and organized into a collection by a man named Judah Hanasi around 200 A.D. forming a collection called the Mishnah. The Pharisaic rabbis were known as the "Tannaim" which in Hebrew is translated teachers, and these men were the teachers who regulated the law. There was another collection of their commentary which was much smaller, it was known as the Tosefta which in Hebrew means "enlargement". The later commentaries on the Mishnah were made by "expositors".

Introduction
Brief Historical Background

The Jews and Torah
The Holy Scriptures
The Apocrypha
The Apocryphal Literature
The Oral Law
The Mishnah
The Gemara
The Halakah
The Haggadah
The Midrash
The Zugoth
The Tannaim
The Amoraim
The Tosefta
The Baraitha
The Talmud
The Tractates of the Mishnah
The Palestinian Talmud
The Babylonian Talmud

The Purpose and Heart of the Law - A Heart Message
Glossary
Timeline
Rabbinical Writings Chart

Historical Timeline

The Persian Period 430-332 B.C.
The Greek Period 331-167 B.C.
The Period of Independence 167-63 B.C.
The Roman Period 63 B.C to the time of Christ
The Old Testament Canon
The Apocrypha
Other Writings
The Septuagint
The Text of the Old Testament
The Aramaic Language
The Targums
The Talmud
The Great Synagogue
The Sanhedrin
Synagogues
The Dispersion
Pharisees
Sadducees
Scribes
Preparation for Christ

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A

Ascension of Isaiah
Ascension of Isaiah
Assumption of Moses
Assumption of Moses

B

Baruch
Baruch
Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon
Book of Jubilees
Book of Jubilees
Books of Enoch
Books of Enoch
Brief Historical Background
Brief Historical Background

E

Ecclesiasticus
Ecclesiasticus

G

Glossary
Glossary

H

History of Susanna
History of Susanna

I

I Esdras
I Esdras
I Maccabees
I Maccabees
II Esdras
II Esdras
II Maccabees
II Maccabees
Introduction
Introduction

J

Judith
Judith

M

Moedh
Moedh

N

Nashim
Nashim
Neziqin
Neziqin

P

Pharisees
Pharisees
Prayer of Manasses
Prayer of Manasses
Preparation for Christ
Preparation for Christ
Psalms of Solomon
Psalms of Solomon

Q

Qodhashim
Qodhashim

R

Rabbinic Chart
Rabbinic Chart

S

Sadducees
Sadducees
Scribes
Scribes
Sibylline Oracles
Sibylline Oracles
Song of the Three Holy Children
Song of the Three Holy Children
Synagogues
Synagogues

T

Teharoth
Teharoth
Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
The Amoraim
The Amoraim
The Apocrypha
The Apocrypha
The Apocryphal Literature
The Apocryphal Literature
The Aramaic Language
The Aramaic Language
The Babylonian Talmud
The Babylonian Talmud
The Baraitha
The Baraitha
The Dispersion
The Dispersion
The Gemara
The Gemara
The Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue
The Greek Period
The Greek Period
The Haggadah
The Haggadah
The Halakah
The Halakah
The Holy Scriptures
The Holy Scriptures
The Jews and Torah
The Jews and Torah
The Midrash
The Midrash
The Midrash Halakah
The Midrash Halakah
The Mishnah
The Mishnah
The Old Testament Canon
The Old Testament Canon
The Oral Law
The Oral Law
The Palestinian Talmud
The Palestinian Talmud
The Period of Independence
The Period of Independence
The Persian Period
The Persian Period
The Purpose and Heart of the Law
The Purpose and Heart of the Law
The Rest of Esther
The Rest of Esther
The Roman Period
The Roman Period
The Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrin
The Septuagint
The Septuagint
The Talmud
The Talmud
The Tannaim
The Tannaim
The Targums
The Targums
The Text of the Old Testament
The Text of the Old Testament
The Tosefta
The Tosefta
The Tractates of the Mishnah
The Tractates of the Mishnah
The Zugoth
The Zugoth
Tobit
Tobit

W

Welcome
Welcome
Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom of Solomon

Z

Zeraim
Zeraim

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