TALMUD

the work which contains the traditional Isws of the Hebrews. It is divided into“‘ Mishnah,” and ‘* Gemara ”; the former contains the laws, etc., which govern almost every action of the Hebrew, and the Gemara contains the exposition and discu ions upon these laws. The Gemara is merely a record of the ora] teaching as carried on in the synagogue. According to its actual contents, the Talmud is also divided into Halacha and Hagads. The former consists of detailed ‘a struct ions as to conduct, and the latter of the comments on parts of the Holy Seriptures. There aro two distinct Yalmuds in existence, known respectively as the Jerusalcm and the Babylonian, the former being the earlier and shorter of the tro. [s. 295]