Talmud
central text of Rabbinic Judaism
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Summary
Talmud is a literary work[1]. Talmud ranks in the top 0.0035% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,430 views/month, #1 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Based on: Tanakh[3], Mishnah[4]
- Part of: Judaism[5]
- Commons category: Babylonian Talmud[6]
- Said to be the same as: Gemara[7]
- Has part(s): Babylonian Talmud[8], Jerusalem Talmud[9]
- Has edition or translation: The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition[10], Survivors' Talmud[11], Progetto Traduzione Talmud babilonese[12], Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud[13], Mesivta[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Talmud[15]
- Facet of: Oral Torah[16]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Otto's encyclopedia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], New International Encyclopedia[23]
- Studied by: Talmudic studies[24]
- Derivative work: Chofetz Chaim[25], Mishneh Torah[26], Sefer Hamitzvot[27], Halachot Gedolot[28], Hilchot HaRif[29], Sefer Mitzvot Gadol[30], Arba'ah Turim[31], Shulchan Aruch[32], Beit Yosef[33], Darkhei Moshe[34], Kessef Mishneh[35], Mishnah Berurah[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
Body
Influence
Things named for Talmud include Talmud Torah school[38].
Why It Matters
Talmud has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Talmud is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Talmud include Talmud Torah school[38].