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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The written collection of oral teachings explaining how Jewish commandments should be applied, compiled by Rabbi Judah Ha’Nasi.
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Paper 1
Revise: Tenakh and TalmudThe Mishnah, compiled by Rabbi Judah Ha’Nasi, records oral teachings about applying the commandments. The Gemara contains discussions and commentary on the Mishnah. Together, they preserve both practical guidance and the reasoning and disagreements through which rabbis explored the law.
Paper 1, Paper 3
A collection of Jewish rabbinic teachings and laws. Sanhedrin is the tractate concerned with courts and judicial matters.
Keep the relationship clear: the Torah is part of the Tenakh; the Mishnah and Gemara make up the Talmud.
Link Mishnah Sanhedrin 4.5b to the issue: shared ancestry challenges claims of racial superiority, while the coin comparison supports respect for individual differences.
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The Mishnah is a collection of Jewish rabbinic teachings and laws. Mishnah Sanhedrin 4.5b provides an important Jewish teaching for challenging prejudice and discrimination.
The written collection of Jewish oral law that forms the basis of the Talmud.