Definitions of Mishnah
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the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200
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Mishna
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religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
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